{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/hashicorp/vault and vault. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10661 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault to 1.3.4 or later.","what":"CVE-2020-10661 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 23 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10661 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-10661 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 23 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10661 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 0.11.0; fixed in 1.3.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 0.11.0; fixed in 1.3.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 0.11.0; fixed in 1.3.4\n- vault (Bitnami): affected from 0.11.0; fixed in 1.3.4\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10661/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-10661","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10661/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-10661","record":{"aliases":["BIT-vault-2020-10661","GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c","GO-2024-2485"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"HashiCorp Vault","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers with nested-path policies can access namespaces created after policy assignment, bypassing intended authorization boundaries in HashiCorp Vault.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"vault","vendor":"hashicorp"}],"cvss":{"score":9.1,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.11.0 through 1.3.3 may, under certain circumstances, have existing nested-path policies grant access to Namespaces created after-the-fact. 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