CVE-2025-6000
Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.59%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-6000
To remediate CVE-2025-6000, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.20.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.20.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.20.1 or later
Is CVE-2025-6000 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
- >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
- >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |