Hashicorp · Vault Enterprise · CVE-2025-11621
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Vault versions prior to 1.21.0
Vault Enterprise versions prior to 1.21.0, 1.20.5, 1.19.11, and 1.16.27
**Description**
The AWS Auth method in Vault and Vault Enterprise may allow authentication bypass if the `bound principal iam` role is identical across multiple AWS accounts or utilizes a wildcard character. This can potentially lead to unauthorized access.
**Recommendations**
Update Vault to version 1.21.0 or later.
Update Vault Enterprise to version 1.21.0, 1.20.5, 1.19.11, or 1.16.27 or later.