Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-8715
HashiCorp Tooling
Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration via AppRole secretIDPath
CVSS 3.1
9.6Critical
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (HashiCorp) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | Tooling | 1.3.0 ≤ v < 1.5.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last updated
- 2026-08-29
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- HashiCorp
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
40.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties