CVE-2021-38553

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 through 1.7.3 initialized an underlying database file associated with the Integrated Storage feature with excessively broad filesystem permissions. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.0.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-20-vault-s-integrated-storage-backend-database-file-may-have-excessively-broad-permissions/28168 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38553?
CVE-2021-38553 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38553?
To fix CVE-2021-38553, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-38553 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-38553 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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