CVE-2025-6000 — Vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault — CVE...

CRITICAL

Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration

Published August 1, 2025Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.

Advisory Timeline

First published August 1, 2025 (437 days ago).
Last revised September 10, 2026 — 404 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Update github.com/hashicorp/vault to 1.20.1 or later

go get github.com/hashicorp/vault@v1.20.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
github.com/hashicorp/vault	go	All versions	1.20.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-6000?: Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-6000?: CVE-2025-6000 affects github.com/hashicorp/vault. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-6000 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665

BIT-vault-2025-6000

GO-2025-3838

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