CVE-2023-5077
Vault's Google Cloud Secrets Engine Removed Existing IAM Conditions When Creating / Updating Rolesets
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.6
Vault's Google Cloud Secrets Engine Removed Existing IAM Conditions When Creating / Updating Rolesets
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-5077- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2463
7.6
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2463- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86c6-3g63-5w64
7.6
Hashicorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
GHSA-86c6-3g63-5w64- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.6
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-5077- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-266, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.6
Vault's Google Cloud Secrets Engine Removed Existing IAM Conditions When Creating / Updating Rolesets
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-5077- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-86c6-3g63-5w64
7.6
Hashicorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
GHSA-86c6-3g63-5w64- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2023-5077 No score
Vault's Google Cloud Secrets Engine Removed Existing IAM Conditions When Creating / Updating Rolesets
The Vault and Vault Enterprise ("Vault") Google Cloud secrets engine did not preserve existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. Fixed in Vault 1.13.0.
- Record
BIT-vault-2023-5077- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-2088 No score
Hashicorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Hashicorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Record
GO-2023-2088- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
before 1.13.0 | 1.13.0 |
vaultBitnami |
0.10.0 up to 1.13.0 | 1.13.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5077 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Hashicorp Vault, published September 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.13.0.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-30-vault-s-google-cloud-secrets-engine-removed-existing-iam-conditions-when-creating-updating-rolesets/58654
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5077
github.com/advisories/GHSA-86c6-3g63-5w64
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/5xxx/CVE-2023-5077.json
github.com/hashicorp/vault