Description
If a Vault auth mount is configured to pass through the "Authorization" header, and the "Authorization" header is used to authenticate to Vault, Vault forwarded the Vault token to the auth plugin backend. Fixed in 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | Vault | 0.11.2 – < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
| HashiCorp | Vault Enterprise | 0.11.2 – < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | splunk-otel-collector | 0.157.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | splunk-otel-collector-compat | 0.160.0-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 0.11.2, <= 1.21.4 | — | GHSA-72gw-fmmr-c4r4 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 0.11.2 | — | GO-2026-5199 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1164 Hashicorp Vault Community Edition und Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 16, 2026