CVE-2026-8715 json
Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration via AppRole secretIDPath
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-consul-2026-8715 , EUVD-2026-58400
- cvss
- 9.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.
Patch / fix
- bitnami consul 1.5.0
- HashiCorp Tooling 1.5.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | consul | >=1.3.0, <1.5.0 |
1.5.0 |
Affected products
- HashiCorp Tooling
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8715
- NVD CVE-2026-8715
- OSV BIT-consul-2026-8715
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