Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/tokenhelper package, versions >=0.10.4 <1.20.0
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- published4 Aug 2025
- disclosed1 Aug 2025
- creditYarden Porat
Introduced: 1 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-5999 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/tokenhelper to version 1.20.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment via the identity endpoint in the root namespace. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to elevated privileges by modifying token permissions to use the root policy.