CVE-2023-0690
Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When a Key Management Service Configured
CVE-2023-0690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Hashicorp Boundary, published February 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/boundary 0.12.0.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.44%EPSS, 38th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.12.0github.com/hashicorp/boundary
Description
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/boundaryGo | 0.10.0 up to 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When a Key Management Service Configured
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2019
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2019- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr
HashiCorp Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When Key Management Service Configured
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk. This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When a Key Management Service Configured
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-0690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr
HashiCorp Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When Key Management Service Configured
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk. This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
- Record
GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1898No score
HashiCorp Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When Key Management Service Configured in github.com/hashicorp/boundary
HashiCorp Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When Key Management Service Configured in github.com/hashicorp/boundary
- Record
GO-2023-1898- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-03-boundary-workers-store-rotated-credentials-in-plaintext-even-when-key-management-service-configured/49907
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0690
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr