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Security fix · CVE-2025-5999

A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy.

Published Aug 1, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 1, 2025 · Hashicorp Vault Enterprise

Check this week

CVE-2025-5999 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 51.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Hashicorp Vault Enterprise.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
51.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 0.10.4 <1.20.0

A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 0.10.4 <1.20.00.10.4 <1.20.0

How to fix CVE-2025-5999

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-5999 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 51.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Hashicorp Vault Enterprise.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Hashicorp Vault Enterprise 0.10.4 <1.20.0 0.10.4 <1.20.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 51.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.

  2. Aug 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5999

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23388

    A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 1, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.