CVE-2026-5051

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jul 2, 2026

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used.

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2026
Last modified: Jul 2, 2026
NVD status: Deferred

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