CVE-2022-36129

Description

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.7.0 through 1.9.7, 1.10.4, and 1.11.0 clusters using Integrated Storage expose an unauthenticated API endpoint that could be abused to override the voter status of a node within a Vault HA cluster, introducing potential for future data loss or catastrophic failure. Fixed in Vault Enterprise 1.9.8, 1.10.5, and 1.11.1.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.77% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com vendor advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-15-vault-enterprise-does-not-verify-existing-voter-status-when-joining-an-integrated-storage-ha-node/42420 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0011/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-36129?
CVE-2022-36129 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-36129?
To fix CVE-2022-36129, 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-2022-36129 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-36129 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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