CVE-2026-5006

Published: Ago 24, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 24, 2026
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Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none

Description

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A vulnerability was identified in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) such that an authenticated attacker may manipulate an identity value referenced by a templated policy path to gain unintended access to Vault paths.

An attacker who can control the referenced identity value may include slash ({{/}}) characters that Vault interprets as additional path segments when rendering the policy.

This vulnerability, CVE-2026-5006, was fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.4 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14, and 1.19.20.

639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-32-vault-vulnera…
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-32-vault-vulnerable-to-privilege-esc…