{"id":"CVE-2023-5954","aliases":["BIT-vault-2023-5954","GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm","GO-2023-2329"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5954","summary":"Vault Requests Triggering Policy Checks May Lead To Unbounded Memory Consumption","details":"HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.","published":"2023-11-09T20:13:49.346Z","modified":"2026-07-15T01:49:20.439253452Z","cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00719,"percentile":0.50443,"asOf":"2026-08-07"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","fixedVersion":"1.13.10"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","fixedVersion":"1.14.6"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","fixedVersion":"1.15.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/5xxx/CVE-2023-5954.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5954"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-15T01:49:20.439253452Z"}}