Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/builtin/credential/userpass package, versions >=1.13.0 <1.20.1
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- published3 Aug 2025
- disclosed1 Aug 2025
- creditYarden Porat
Introduced: 1 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-6004 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/builtin/credential/userpass to version 1.20.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity via the pathLoginAliasLookahead implementation. An attacker can gain unauthorized access and bypass authentication restrictions by leveraging inconsistent case-sensitivity checks.