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CVE-2026-3605 high CVSS 8.1

Vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault (CVE-2026-3605)

Summary

Vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault (CVE-2026-3605). Data can be tampered with by attackers.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

An authenticated user with access to a kvv2 path through a policy containing a glob may be able to delete secrets they were not authorized to read or write, resulting in denial-of-service. This vulnerability did not allow a malicious user to delete secrets across namespaces, nor read any secret data. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.0 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-3605 has been found in github.com/hashicorp/vault.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/hashicorp/vault CVE-2026-3605" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-3605 (github.com/hashicorp/vault) — CWE-288 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-288) exists in github.com/hashicorp/vault.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/hashicorp/vault.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/hashicorp/vault' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'github.com/hashicorp/vault' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で github.com/hashicorp/vault を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Go github.com/hashicorp/vault
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.10.0"},{"last_affected":"1.21.4"}]}]

References

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