CVE-2026-5006 Affecting vault package, versions <2.0.4-r0
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed24 Aug 2026
Introduced: 24 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-5006 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest vault to version 2.0.4-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vault package and not the vault package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was identified in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) such that an authenticated attacker may manipulate an identity value referenced by a templated policy path to gain unintended access to Vault paths.
An attacker who can control the referenced identity value may include slash ({{/}}) characters that Vault interprets as additional path segments when rendering the policy.
This vulnerability, CVE-2026-5006, was fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.4 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14, and 1.19.20.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5006
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5h48-5rrm-m3c8
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-jw35-qv72-pw83
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5006
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-32-vault-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-via-slash-injection-in-templated-policy-paths