Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

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  "id": "bf038b7fd1efe09cc40dd4b6e140bc43ef3a7aef4faf80e582db6dbb82a4df01",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-6000",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse",
    "summary": "A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-6000",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2025-6000",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-vault-2025-6000",
        "CVE-2025-6000",
        "GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665",
        "GO-2025-3838"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                {
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                },
                {
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                },
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                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0.8.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.20.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.20.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.20.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.20.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.20.0",
            "v1.20.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-6000.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:37.470362146Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6000.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000",
        "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-94"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "HashiCorp",
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "0.8.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "1.19.7"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                "strategy": "ChangesAt"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6000.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-6000",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 504912,
  "published_at": "2025-08-01T17:40:48.524+00:00"
}