Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Vault Certificate Auth Method Did Not Validate Common Name For Non-CA Certificates
CVE-2025-6037
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as [+trusted certificate+|https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/cert#certificate]. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to impersonate another user. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | < 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
Affected products
2- HashiCorp/Vault Enterprisev5Range: 0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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