CVE-2024-2048

Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates

Published Mar 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0996 Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r3w7-mfpm-c2vw Incorrect TLS certificate auth method in Vault
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openbao
Openbao openbao
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openbao
Openbao openbao
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault
Hashicorp vault Enterprise
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault_enterprise:1.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault
Hashicorp vault Enterprise
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 5:32 PM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2024, 12:03 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:23 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 4, 2024, 7:56 PM