Hashicorp · Vault Community · CVE-2025-4656
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Vault Community and Vault Enterprise versions prior to 1.20.0
Vault Enterprise versions prior to 1.19.6, 1.18.11, 1.17.17, and 1.16.22
Description:
The issue is related to uncontrolled cancellation by a Vault operator during rekey and recovery key operations, leading to a denial of service.
Recommendations:
For Vault Community Edition, update to version 1.20.0 or later.
For Vault Enterprise, update to version 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11, 1.17.17, or 1.16.22 or later.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to rekey and recovery key operations to minimize the risk of exploitation.