CVE-2025-5999
Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token Privileges
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Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token Privileges
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.
Reserved 2025-06-11 | Published 2025-08-01 | Updated 2025-08-01 | Assigner HashiCorpCWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
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