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.
Published: 2026-07-01
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault
Hashicorp vault Enterprise
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault
Hashicorp vault Enterprise

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Audit Log Plugin Directory Guard Bypass via Legacy path Option
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Hashicorp Vault Vault Enterprise
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HashiCorp

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:43.314Z

Reserved: 2026-03-27T17:45:14.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-5051

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:37.966Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-01T17:10:56Z

Links: CVE-2026-5051 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-07-07T14:30:04Z

Weaknesses