If a Vault auth mount is configured to pass through the "Authorization" header, and the "Authorization" header is used to authenticate to Vault, Vault forwarded the Vault token to the auth plugin backend. Fixed in 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Hashicorp
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Description If a Vault auth mount is configured to pass through the "Authorization" header, and the "Authorization" header is used to authenticate to Vault, Vault forwarded the Vault token to the auth plugin backend. Fixed in 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.
Title Vault Token Leaked to Backends via Authorization: Bearer Passthrough Header
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HashiCorp

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-17T17:22:41.255Z

Reserved: 2026-03-20T17:47:40.835Z

Link: CVE-2026-4525

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T13:19:29.212Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-17T04:16:09.997

Modified: 2026-04-17T15:08:25.183

Link: CVE-2026-4525

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-17T03:00:47Z

Links: CVE-2026-4525 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T04:30:09Z