HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2022-25243
MEDIUM

CVE-2022-25243

CWE-295Published: March 10, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

"Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.0 through 1.8.8, and 1.9.3 allowed the PKI secrets engine under certain configurations to issue wildcard certificates to authorized users for a specified domain, even if the PKI role policy attribute allow_subdomains is set to false. Fixed in Vault Enterprise 1.8.9 and 1.9.4.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-25243 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

hashicorp1 product(s)
vault
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com
ADVISORYhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-09-vault-pki-secrets-engine-policy-results-in-incorrect-wildcard-certificate-issuance/36600
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
ADVISORYhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com
ADVISORYhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-09-vault-pki-secrets-engine-policy-results-in-incorrect-wildcard-certificate-issuance/36600
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01

All References (6)

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https://discuss.hashicorp.comVendor Advisory
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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-09-vault-pki-secrets-engine-policy-results-in-incorrect-wildcard-certificate-issuance/36600Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01Third Party Advisory
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https://discuss.hashicorp.comVendor Advisory
→
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-09-vault-pki-secrets-engine-policy-results-in-incorrect-wildcard-certificate-issuance/36600Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2022-25243
CVSS Score6.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-295
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 10, 2022

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2022-25243 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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