CVE-2021-42135

vault: Google Cloud credential disclosure

Published Oct 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.x through 1.8.4 may have an unexpected interaction between glob-related policies and the Google Cloud secrets engine. Users may, in some situations, have more privileges than intended, e.g., a user with read permission for the /gcp/roleset/* path may be able to issue Google Cloud service account credentials.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2145 HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.x through 1.8.4 may have an unexpected interaction between glob-related policies and the Google Cloud secrets engine. Users may, in some situations, have more privileges than intended, e.g., a user with read permission for the /gcp/roleset/* path may be able to issue Google Cloud service account credentials.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-362v-wg5p-64w2 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in HashiCorp Vault
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM
Reserved
Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 11, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM