Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=0.10.0 <2.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-16340573
  • published1 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-3605  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-288  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault to version 2.0.0 or higher.

Overview

github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault is a tool for securely accessing secrets.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in the kvv2 process. An attacker can cause unauthorized deletion of secrets by exploiting policy configurations containing a glob pattern, which may result in service disruption.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1