CVE-2025-4656

Vault Vulnerable to Recovery Key Cancellation Denial of Service

Description

Vault Community and Vault Enterprise rekey and recovery key operations can lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled cancellation by a Vault operator. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-4656) has been remediated in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11, 1.17.17, and 1.16.22.

Category

3.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Affected: HashiCorp Vault
Affected: HashiCorp Vault Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-11-vault-vulnerable-to-recovery-key-cancellation-denial-of-service/75570

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4656?
CVE-2025-4656 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-4656?
To fix CVE-2025-4656, 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-2025-4656 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-4656 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-2025-4656?
CVE-2025-4656 affects HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise.
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