Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2025· Updated Aug 1, 2025
Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse
CVE-2025-6000
Description
A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
Affected products
11- osv-coords9 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/splunk-otel-collectorpkg:apk/chainguard/splunk-otel-collector-fipspkg:apk/wolfi/splunk-otel-collectorpkg:bitnami/vaultpkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vaultpkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/openbao&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6
< 0.138.0-r0+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.138.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.138.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.138.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250811T192933-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
- Range: 0.8.0
Patches
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