Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
WID-SEC-2026-2167 · first 02.07.2026 · updated 02.07.2026 · CVSS 4,4
What it is about
Vault ist ein identitätsbasiertes System zur Verwaltung von Geheimnissen und Verschlüsselung. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition <2.0.1
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition <1.21.6
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition <1.20.11
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise <2.0.1
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise <1.21.6
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise <1.20.11
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise <1.19.17
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition 2.0.1
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition 1.21.6
- Hashicorp Vault Community Edition 1.20.11
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 2.0.1
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 1.21.6
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 1.20.11
- Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 1.19.17
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Hashicorp Security Bulletin vom 2026-07-01 discuss.hashicorp.com
CVE: CVE-2026-5051
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.