CVE-2021-3282
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
CVE-2021-3282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
CVE-2021-3282- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0421 No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0421- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rq95-xf66-j689
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-3282
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-3282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
CVE-2021-3282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rq95-xf66-j689
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2021-3282 No score
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the remove-peer raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.
- Record
BIT-vault-2021-3282- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2509 No score
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Record
GO-2024-2509- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
1.6.0 up to 1.6.2 | 1.6.2 |
vaultAlpine:v3.14 |
before 1.6.3-r0 | 1.6.3-r0 |
vaultAlpine:v3.15 |
before 1.6.3-r0 | 1.6.3-r0 |
vaultAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.6.3-r0 | 1.6.3-r0 |
vaultAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.6.3-r0 | 1.6.3-r0 |
vaultAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.6.3-r0 | 1.6.3-r0 |
vaultBitnami |
1.6.0 up to 1.6.1, 1.6.1 up to 1.6.2 | 1.6.11.6.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| 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-2021-3282 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hashicorp Vault, published February 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.6.2.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-04-vault-enterprise-s-dr-secondaries-allowed-raft-peer-removal-without-authentication/20337
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3282
github.com/hashicorp/vault/commit/09f9068e22f762da123160233518b440e00bdb3b
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-3282