{"id":"CVE-2025-6000","aliases":["BIT-vault-2025-6000","GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665","GO-2025-3838"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2025-6000","summary":"Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse","details":"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.","published":"2025-08-01T17:40:48.524Z","modified":"2026-07-15T02:16:02.107308043Z","cvss":{"score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","fixedVersion":"1.20.1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6000.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vault"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-15T02:16:02.107308043Z"}}