CVE-2026-3605

An authenticated user with access to a kvv2 path through a policy containing a glob may be able to delete secrets they were not authorized to read or write, resulting in denial-of-service. This vulnerability did not allow a malicious user to delete secrets across namespaces, nor read any secret data. Fxed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.0 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-05-vault-kvv2-metadata-and-secret-deletion-policy-bypass-denial-of-service/77342	Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3605
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459105
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-3605.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::enterprise:::*

History

26 Oct 2026, 22:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un usuario autenticado con acceso a una ruta kvv2 a través de una política que contiene un glob podría ser capaz de eliminar secretos para los que no estaba autorizado a leer o escribir, lo que resultaría en una denegación de servicio. Esta vulnerabilidad no permitía a un usuario malintencionado eliminar secretos entre espacios de nombres, ni leer ningún dato secreto. Corregido en Vault Community Edition 2.0.0 y Vault Enterprise 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10 y 1.19.16.

Information

Published : 2026-04-17 04:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 22:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-3605

Mitre link : CVE-2026-3605

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-3605

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hashicorp

vault

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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