CVE-2026-3605
Vault KVv2 Metadata and Secret Deletion Policy Bypass Denial-of-Service
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
2th
An authenticated user with access to a kvv2 path through a policy containing a glob may be able to delete secrets they were not authorized to read or write, resulting in denial-of-service. This vulnerability did not allow a malicious user to delete secrets across namespaces, nor read any secret data. Fxed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.0 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.
| CWE | CWE-288 |
| Vendor | hashicorp |
| Product | vault |
| Published | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
HashiCorp / Vault
0.10.0 < 2.0.0
HashiCorp / Vault Enterprise
0.10.0 < 2.0.0
References
Credits
This issue was independently identified and reported by chungkn from OneMount Group, as well as Andy RUSSON et Gabriel DEPARTOUT from almond.eu , sponsored the ANSSI (French Cybersecurity Agency) open-source security audit program.