CVE-2026-105818

Vault PKI ACME Issues Certificate With Unvalidated SANs

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2026 at 09:21 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 09:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVault

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vault's PKI secrets engine ACME server did not restrict certificate identities that ACME challenges do not validate when issuing certificates under the default directory policy. This may allow an ACME client to obtain a certificate containing unverified identity claims, potentially enabling impersonation toward systems that trust certificates issued by the affected Vault PKI mount. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105818) is fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.1.2, and Vault Enterprise 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, and 1.19.23.

Affected

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

1.14.0 ≤ v < 2.1.21.14.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMHashiCorp
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Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-345

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