CVE-2025-6000

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

9.1 CriticalFix available

A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.96%Up 0.9 points since Aug 2, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Record: CVE-2025-6000
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-23387 9.1

Record: EUVD-2025-23387
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665 9.1

Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration

Record: GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.1

Record: CVE-2025-6000
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.1

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Record: CVE-2025-6000
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665 9.1

Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration

Record: GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVBIT-vault-2025-6000 No score

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Record: BIT-vault-2025-6000
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2025-3838 No score

Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration in github.com/hashicorp/vault

Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration in github.com/hashicorp/vault

Record: GO-2025-3838
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15434-1 No score

govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250811T192933-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2025:15434-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15460-1 No score

openbao-2.3.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the openbao-2.3.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2025:15460-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2025:02912-1 No score

Security update for govulncheck-vulndb

This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.0.20250814T182633 2025-08-14T18:26:33Z (jsc#PED-11136)

Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3765 CVE-2024-44906 GHSA-h4h6-vccr-44h2
- GO-2025-3829 CVE-2025-54410 GHSA-4vq8-7jfc-9cvp
Update to version 0.0.20250811T192933 2025-08-11T19:29:33Z (jsc#PED-11136)

Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3822 CVE-2025-53942 GHSA-9g4j-v8w5-7x42
- GO-2025-3829 CVE-2025-54410 GHSA-4vq8-7jfc-9cvp
- GO-2025-3830 CVE-2025-54388 GHSA-x4rx-4gw3-53p4
- GO-2025-3831 CVE-2025-50738 GHSA-hfcf-79gh-f3jc
- GO-2025-3832 CVE-2021-21411 GHSA-652x-m2gr-hppm
- GO-2025-3833 CVE-2025-54576 GHSA-7rh7-c77v-6434
- GO-2025-3834 CVE-2025-54424 GHSA-8j63-96wh-wh3j
- GO-2025-3835 CVE-2025-54386 GHSA-q6gg-9f92-r9wg
- GO-2025-3836 CVE-2025-6037 GHSA-6c5r-4wfc-3mcx
- GO-2025-3837 CVE-2025-5999 GHSA-6h4p-m86h-hhgh
- GO-2025-3838 CVE-2025-6000 GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
- GO-2025-3839 CVE-2025-6011 GHSA-mwgr-84fv-3jh9
- GO-2025-3840 CVE-2025-6004 GHSA-qgj7-fmq2-6cc4
- GO-2025-3841 CVE-2025-6014 GHSA-qv3p-fmv3-9hww
- GO-2025-3842 CVE-2025-6015 GHSA-v6r4-35f9-9rpw
- GO-2025-3843 CVE-2025-8341 GHSA-3c93-92r7-j934
- GO-2025-3844 CVE-2025-53534 GHSA-fm3m-jrgm-5ppg
- GO-2025-3845 CVE-2025-54801 GHSA-qx2q-88mx-vhg7
- GO-2025-3847 CVE-2025-54799 GHSA-q82r-2j7m-9rv4
- GO-2025-3848 CVE-2025-6013 GHSA-7rx2-769v-hrwf
- GO-2025-3851 CVE-2025-44779 GHSA-93jv-pvg8-hf3v
- GO-2025-3852 CVE-2025-7195 GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv
- GO-2025-3853 CVE-2025-55000 GHSA-f7c3-mhj2-9pvg
- GO-2025-3854 CVE-2025-54999 GHSA-hh28-h22f-8357
- GO-2025-3855 CVE-2025-54998 GHSA-j3xv-7fxp-gfhx
- GO-2025-3856 CVE-2025-55003 GHSA-rxp7-9q75-vj3p
- GO-2025-3857 CVE-2025-54996 GHSA-vf84-mxrq-crqc
- GO-2025-3858 CVE-2025-54997 GHSA-xp75-r577-cvhp
- GO-2025-3859 CVE-2025-55001 GHSA-2q8q-8fgw-9p6p
Update to version 0.0.20250807T150727 2025-08-07T15:07:27Z (jsc#PED-11136)

Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3849 CVE-2025-47907

Record: SUSE-SU-2025:02912-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`github.com/hashicorp/vault` Go	0.8.0 up to 1.20.1	1.20.1
`vault` Bitnami	0.8.0 up to 1.20.1	1.20.1
`govulncheck-vulndb` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6	before 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1	0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
`govulncheck-vulndb` openSUSE:Leap 15.6	before 0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1	0.0.20250814T182633-150000.1.98.1
`govulncheck-vulndb` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.0.20250811T192933-1.1	0.0.20250811T192933-1.1
`openbao` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.3.2-1.1	2.3.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-6000 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Hashicorp Vault, published August 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.20.1.

References

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