vaultGHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in HashiCorp Vault
Medium5.3CVE-2021-38554 · Published Aug 30, 2021 · updated Sep 10, 2026
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/hashicorp/vault Go | < 1.6.6 | 1.6.6 |
| >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
Details and references
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-212
- Also known as
- BIT-vault-2021-38554, CVE-2021-38554, GO-2022-0632
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38554
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-19-vault-s-ui-cached-user-viewed-secrets-between-shared-browser-sessions/28166
- github.com/hashicorp/vault
- github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.6.6
- github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.7.4
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
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|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 302021 | HashiCorp Vault underlying database had excessively broad filesystem permissions from v1.4.0 until v1.8.0 CVE-2021-38553Critical9.8fixed in 1.8.0 | Critical9.8 | 1.8.0 |
| Aug 22021 | Authentication Bypass by Spoofing and Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Hashicorp Vault CVE-2020-16250High8.2fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, 1.5.1 | High8.2 | 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, 1.5.1 |
| Jul 282021 | Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault CVE-2020-7220High7.5fixed in 1.3.2 | High7.5 | 1.3.2 |
| Oct 122021 | Hashicorp Vault Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2021-41802Low2.9fixed in 1.7.5, 1.8.4 | Low2.9 | 1.7.5, 1.8.4 |
| Oct 122021 | Incorrect Privilege Assignment in HashiCorp Vault CVE-2021-42135High8.1no fix yet | High8.1 | No fix yet |
| Jun 82021 | Invalid session token expiration CVE-2021-32923High7.4fixed in 1.5.9, 1.6.5, 1.7.2 | High7.4 | 1.5.9, 1.6.5, 1.7.2 |