PT-2026-54782 · Hashicorp · Vault+1

Vipin Chaudhary · Published 2026-07-01 · Updated 2026-07-02 · CVE-2026-5051

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HashiCorp Vault versions prior to 2.0.1 HashiCorp Vault Enterprise versions prior to 2.0.1

Description Audit device validation logic fails to consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option is utilized.

Recommendations Update HashiCorp Vault to version 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, or 1.19.17. Update HashiCorp Vault Enterprise to version 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, or 1.19.17.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-5051

Affected Products

Vault

Vault Enterprise

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5051 · Security Note
• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-16-vault-audit-device-plugin-directory-guard-bypass-via-legacy-path-option/77536 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2072388050877861919 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2072390002965721210 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/2072756835531235716 · Twitter Post