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CVE-2025-6000

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Published: Aug 1, 2025Updated: Aug 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 45.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

VaultHashiCorp
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
Vault EnterpriseHashiCorp
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
vaulthashicorp
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGoOSS Libraries
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
hashicorpcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka hashicorp inc.
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 1 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033
discuss.hashicorp.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
github.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 1, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 13, 2025

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