CVE-2025-6013
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vault and Vault Enterprise’s (“Vault”) ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA if username_as_alias was set to true and a user had multiple CNs that are equal but with leading or trailing spaces. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.2 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.2, 1.19.8, 1.18.13, and 1.16.24.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.1
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affected products (26)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1730Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen der MFADeutsch2025-08-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um die Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung zu umgehen.
- GHSA-7rx2-769v-hrwfHashiCorp Vault ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA2025-08-06ghsa · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise’s (“Vault”) ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA if username_as_alias was set to true and a user had multiple CNs that are equal but with leading or trailing spaces. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.2 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.2, 1.19.8, 1.18.13, and 1.16.24.
- BIT-vault-2025-6013Vault LDAP MFA Enforcement Bypass When Using Username As Alias2025-08-08vendor · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise’s (“Vault”) ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA if username_as_alias was set to true and a user had multiple CNs that are equal but with leading or trailing spaces. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.2 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.2, 1.19.8, 1.18.13, and 1.16.24.
- GO-2025-3848HashiCorp Vault ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA in github.com/hashicorp/vault2025-08-11vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault ldap auth method may not have correctly enforced MFA in github.com/hashicorp/vault
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references (5)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-6013cnnvd
- https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/upgradePatchcnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-20-vault-ldap-mfa-enforcement-bypass-when-using-username-as-alias/76092cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-20-vault-ldap-mfa-enforcement-bypass-when-using-username-as-alias/76092enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-20-vault-ldap-mfa-enforcement-bypass-when-using-username-as-alias/76092Vendor Advisorynvd
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