CVE-2024-2048

Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates

Description

Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: HashiCorp Vault
Affected: HashiCorp Vault Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-05-vault-cert-auth-method-did-not-correctly-validate-non-ca-certificates/63382 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0009/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2048?
CVE-2024-2048 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-2048?
To fix CVE-2024-2048, 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-2024-2048 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-2048 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-2048?
CVE-2024-2048 affects HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise.
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