High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-9180
CVE-2024-9180
Description
A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | < 1.18.0 | 1.18.0 |
github.com/openbao/openbaoGo | < 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 |
Affected products
17- osv-coords12 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/vault-1.16-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/vault-1.17-compatpkg:bitnami/openbaopkg:bitnami/vaultpkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vaultpkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbaopkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 1.16.3-r26+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.3-r26
- (no CPE)range: < 1.17.6-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.7.7, < 1.18.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241030T212825-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241104T154416-5.1
- Range: 0.10.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr8j-7w34-xp5jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9180ghsaADVISORY
- openbao.org/docs/release-notes/2-0-0/ghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3191ghsaWEB
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