CVE-2020-7220
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-7220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-7220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1456 No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vh5-r4qw-v3vv
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
GHSA-9vh5-r4qw-v3vv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-7220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9vh5-r4qw-v3vv
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
GHSA-9vh5-r4qw-v3vv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2020-7220 No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 through 1.3.1 fails, in certain circumstances, to revoke dynamic secrets for a mount in a deleted namespace. Fixed in 1.3.2.
- Record
BIT-vault-2020-7220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0816 No score
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Record
GO-2022-0816- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
0.11.0 up to 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
vaultBitnami |
0.11.0 up to 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
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-2020-7220 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hashicorp Vault, published January 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.3.2.