CVE-2026-5051

MEDIUM NVD

CVSS Score 4.4

Severity MEDIUM

Published Jul 01, 2026

Vendor unknown

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-16-vault-audit-device-plugin-directory-guard-bypass-via-legacy-path-option/77536