TLS Cert Auth Issue in Vault 1.18.12-1.20.1
CVE-2025-6037 Published on August 1, 2025
Vault Certificate Auth Method Did Not Validate Common Name For Non-CA Certificates
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.
Weakness Type
Improper Certificate Validation
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-6037
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Affected Versions
HashiCorp Vault:- Before 1.20.1 is affected.
- Before 1.20.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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