CVE-2025-1293
HashiCorp Hermes Improperly Validates AWS ALB JWTs, which May Lead to Authentication Bypass
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HashiCorp Hermes Improperly Validates AWS ALB JWTs, which May Lead to Authentication Bypass
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-1293- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-4584
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-4584- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6g
Hermes improperly validates a JWT
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
GHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-1293- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HashiCorp Hermes Improperly Validates AWS ALB JWTs, which May Lead to Authentication Bypass
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-1293- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6g
Hermes improperly validates a JWT
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- Record
GHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3475 No score
Hermes improperly validates a JWT in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes
Hermes improperly validates a JWT in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes
- Record
GO-2025-3475- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14889-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250312T181707-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250312T181707-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14889-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermesGo |
before 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250312T181707-1.1 | 0.0.20250312T181707-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-1293 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Hashicorp Hermes, published February 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes 0.5.0.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-03-hashicorp-hermes-improperly-validates-aws-alb-jwts-which-may-lead-to-authentication-bypass/73371
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1293
github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes/commit/e36d479616099bd0c8dfde6786ea671f112d9106
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