CVE-2018-19786
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or...
CVE-2018-19786 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Hashicorp Vault, published December 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.1 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.93%EPSS, 61st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
- Record
CVE-2018-19786- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
- Record
CVE-2018-19786- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11468No score
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11468- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jfh-x25r-v632
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or...
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
- Record
GHSA-5jfh-x25r-v632- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.
- Record
CVE-2018-19786- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.