CVE-2025-6037
Vault Certificate Auth Method Did Not Validate Common Name For Non-CA Certificates
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-295 |
| Vendor | hashicorp |
| Product | vault |
| Published | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
HashiCorp / Vault
0 < 1.20.1
HashiCorp / Vault Enterprise
0 < 1.20.1