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Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-7594
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 21:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Sept 2024, 19:52 UTC

Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.

osv:CVE-2024-7594
Complete source record
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