Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used.

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.
Published: 2026-07-01
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.
Title Audit Log Plugin Directory Guard Bypass via Legacy path Option
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HashiCorp

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:43.314Z

Reserved: 2026-03-27T17:45:14.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-5051

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Updated: 2026-07-01T17:54:37.966Z

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