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CVE-2024-7594: Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default
7.5
CVSS
Description
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-7594
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
Affected Products
Vendor: HashiCorp
Product: Vault
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.47% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-08 (when was this score calculated)