Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-0690

Description

HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.

This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
github.com/hashicorp/boundaryGo	>= 0.10.0, < 0.12.0	0.12.0

Affected products

Hashicorp/Boundary2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=0.10.0,<0.12.0
- (no CPE)range: 0.10.0
ghsa-coords
pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/boundary
Range: >= 0.10.0, < 0.12.0

Patches

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References

discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-03-boundary-workers-store-rotated-credentials-in-plaintext-even-when-key-management-service-configured/49907nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xrghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0690ghsaADVISORY

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