CVE-2025-3879
Vault’s Azure Authentication Method bound_location Restriction Could be Bypassed on Login
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vault’s Azure Authentication Method bound_location Restriction Could be Bypassed on Login
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
CVE-2025-3879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-13121
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
EUVD-2025-13121- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f9ch-h8j7-8jwg
Hashicorp Vault Community vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
GHSA-f9ch-h8j7-8jwg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
CVE-2025-3879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vault’s Azure Authentication Method bound_location Restriction Could be Bypassed on Login
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
CVE-2025-3879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f9ch-h8j7-8jwg
Hashicorp Vault Community vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
GHSA-f9ch-h8j7-8jwg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2025-3879 No score
Vault’s Azure Authentication Method bound_location Restriction Could be Bypassed on Login
Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.19.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.19.1, 1.18.7, 1.17.14, 1.16.18.
- Record
BIT-vault-2025-3879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3662 No score
Hashicorp Vault Community vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Hashicorp Vault Community vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Record
GO-2025-3662- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15059-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15059-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
1.10.0 up to 1.19.1 | 1.19.1 |
vaultBitnami |
0.10.0 up to 1.19.1 | 1.19.1 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 | 0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-3879 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Hashicorp Vault, published May 2, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.19.1.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-07-vault-s-azure-authentication-method-bound-location-restriction-could-be-bypassed-on-login/74716
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3879
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3662
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f9ch-h8j7-8jwg
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/HNV7O7SNYYY4AFS5HKAPLITKK3B57LE7
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11243