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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-19786

HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.

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CVE-2018-19786
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31 Oct 2026, 10:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-19786

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Dec 2018, 09:29 UTC

HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.

osv:CVE-2018-19786
Complete source record
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  "id": "9862247af724051ab4949c65c3bfe40f76079f8b17be8fe4157cdfb5b82ab30d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19786",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-19786",
    "summary": "HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-19786",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-19786",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-19786"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "c19cef14891751a23eaa9b41fd456d1f99e7e856"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.0.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v0.10.3",
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            "v0.10.0-rc1",
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            "v0.7.3",
            "v0.7.2",
            "v0.7.1",
            "v0.6.5",
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            "v0.7.0-beta1",
            "v0.6.4",
            "v0.6.3",
            "v0.6.2",
            "v0.6.1",
            "v0.6.1-rc3",
            "v0.6.1-rc2",
            "v0.6.1-rc1",
            "v0.6.0-rebuild",
            "v0.6.0",
            "v0.6.0-rc1",
            "v0.5.2",
            "v0.6.0-beta2",
            "v0.6.0-beta1",
            "v0.5.1",
            "v0.5.0",
            "v0.5.0-rc2",
            "v0.5.0-rc1.2",
            "v0.5.0-rc1.1",
            "v0.5.0-rc1",
            "v0.4.0",
            "v0.4.0-rc1",
            "v0.3.1",
            "v0.3.0",
            "v0.3.0-rc",
            "v0.2.0",
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            "v0.1.2",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-19786.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:07.830567809Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#100-december-3rd-2018"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-19786",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381315,
  "published_at": "2018-12-05T09:29:00.257+00:00"
}