CVE-2020-12757
Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-12757- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-12757- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0986 No score
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0986- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75pc-qvwc-jf3g
Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.x before 1.4.2 in Go package github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp/plugin has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-75pc-qvwc-jf3g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-12757- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-75pc-qvwc-jf3g
Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.x before 1.4.2 in Go package github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp/plugin has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-75pc-qvwc-jf3g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2020-12757 No score
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials with the default time-to-live lease duration instead of the engine-configured setting. This may lead to generated GCP credentials being valid for longer than intended. Fixed in 1.4.2.
- Record
BIT-vault-2020-12757- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0804 No score
Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp
Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp
- Record
GO-2022-0804- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcpGo |
before 0.6.2 | 0.6.2 |
vaultBitnami |
1.4.0 up to 1.4.2 | 1.4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12757 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hashicorp Vault, published June 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp 0.6.2.
References
hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault
github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12757