CVE-2026-8715

Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-28-vault-secrets-operator-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-via-approle-secretidpath/77645
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/3

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 21:18

Updated : 2026-08-28 23:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-8715

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8715

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8715

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-552

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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