PT-2025-26854 · Hashicorp+1 · Vault Community+2

Alex Scheel

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Published

2025-06-25

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Updated

2026-01-22

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CVE-2025-4656

CVSS v3.1

3.1

Low

VectorAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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.

Fix

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-08610
BIT-VAULT-2025-4656
CVE-2025-4656
GHSA-FHC2-8QX8-6VJ7
GO-2025-3788
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15254-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1

Affected Products

Red Os
Vault Community
Vault Enterprise