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CVE-2023-0665

Vault PKI Issuer Endpoint Did Not Correctly Authorize Access to Issuer Metadata

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 30, 2023 at 12:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVault

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vault· Hashicorp
95%
v < 1.11.91.11.0 ≤ v < 1.11.91.12.0 ≤ v < 1.12.51.13.0 ≤ v < 1.13.11.11.01.12.01.13.0
Affected range stops below 1.11.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.12.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.13.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-11-vault-s-pki-issuer-endpoint-did-not-correctly-authorize-access-to-issuer-metadata/52079/1
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMHashiCorp
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285NVD-CWE-Other

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