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CVE-2023-0665: Vault PKI Issuer Endpoint Did Not Correctly Authorize Access to Issuer Metadata

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

Affected products

• HashiCorp Vault: before 1.11.9; from 1.12.0 before 1.12.5; from 1.13.0 before 1.13.1 — fixed in 1.11.9, 1.12.5, 1.13.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HashiCorp Vault 1.11.9, 1.12.5, 1.13.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-11-vault-s-pki-issuer-endpoint-did-not-correctly-authorize-access-to-issuer-metadata/52079/1
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008/
• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-11-vault-s-pki-issuer-endpoint-did-not-correctly-authorize-access-to-issuer-metadata/52079/1
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008/

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