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CVE-2024-7594

Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2024 at 07:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:20 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsVaultOpenbao

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.

Affected

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

Vault· Hashicorp
95%
1.16.0 ≤ v < 1.16.101.17.0 ≤ v < 1.17.61.7.7 ≤ v < 1.15.151.7.7 ≤ v < 1.17.61.15.141.16.91.7.7
Affected range stops below 1.15.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.16.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Openbao· Openbao
95%
v < 2.0.2

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-20-vault-ssh-secrets-engine-configuration-did-not-restrict-valid-principals-by-default/70251
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0007/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-732

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