Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/command package, versions >=1.14.8 <1.20.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTCOMMAND-10562145
  • published30 Jun 2025
  • disclosed26 Jun 2025
  • creditAlex Scheel from GitLab

Introduced: 26 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-4656  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1088  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/command to version 1.20.0 or higher.

Overview

github.com/hashicorp/vault/command is a tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout via the rekey and recovery key operations. An attacker can disrupt service availability by triggering uncontrolled cancellation actions during these processes, which can lead to denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1