CVE-2026-105818

Vault's PKI secrets engine ACME server did not restrict certificate identities that ACME challenges do not validate when issuing certificates under the default directory policy. This may allow an ACME client to obtain a certificate containing unverified identity claims, potentially enabling impersonation toward systems that trust certificates issued by the affected Vault PKI mount. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105818) is fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.1.2, and Vault Enterprise 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, and 1.19.23.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-40-vault-pki-acme-default-directory-policy-may-issue-certificates-with-unverified-identities/77812

Configurations

No configuration.

History

07 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-07 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-08 21:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-105818

Mitre link : CVE-2026-105818

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-105818

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-345

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

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