CVE-2026-5051 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-16-vault-audit-device-plugin-directory-guard-bypass-via-legacy-path-option/77536

History

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.
Title		Audit Log Plugin Directory Guard Bypass via Legacy path Option
Weaknesses		CWE-22
References		https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-16-vault-audit-device-plugin-directory-guard-bypass-via-legacy-path-option/77536
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HashiCorp

Published: 2026-07-01T17:10:56.918Z

Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:43.314Z

Reserved: 2026-03-27T17:45:14.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-5051

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:37.966Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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