CVE-2026-8715

Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration via AppRole secretIDPath

Published Aug 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp tooling
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp tooling
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Description Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.
Title Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration via AppRole secretIDPath
Weaknesses CWE-552
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 10:07 PM
Reserved
May 15, 2026, 9:03 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 13, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 11:17 PM