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.
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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
10- osv-coords8 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/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6
< 0.138.0-r0+ 7 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: < 1.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250811T192933-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
- Range: 0
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