Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40186
CVE-2022-40186
Description
An issue was discovered in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.11.3. A vulnerability in the Identity Engine was found where, in a deployment where an entity has multiple mount accessors with shared alias names, Vault may overwrite metadata to the wrong alias due to an issue with checking the proper alias assigned to an entity. This may allow for unintended access to key/value paths using that metadata in Vault.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.11.0, < 1.11.3 | 1.11.3 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.10.0, < 1.10.6 | 1.10.6 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.8.0, < 1.9.9 | 1.9.9 |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 1.8.0, < 1.9.9+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.8.0, < 1.9.9
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.11.0, < 1.11.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- discuss.hashicorp.comnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-18-vault-entity-alias-metadata-may-leak-between-aliases-with-the-same-name-assigned-to-the-same-entity/44550nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cgv-v83v-rr87ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40186ghsaADVISORY
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0008/nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0008ghsaWEB
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