Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/internalshared/configutil package, versions >=1.20.3 <1.21.0
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- published24 Oct 2025
- disclosed23 Oct 2025
- creditToni Tauro
Introduced: 23 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-12044 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/internalshared/configutil to version 1.21.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling when processing JSON payloads before applying rate limits. An attacker can cause service disruption by sending specially crafted JSON payloads that bypass rate limiting.
Note:
This is caused by a regression from the CVE-2025-6203 fix.