{"answers":{"affected":"6 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-2021-41802 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault to a fixed version for your release line: 1.7.5 or 1.8.4.","what":"CVE-2021-41802 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 8 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41802 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-41802 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 8 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41802 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.7.5, 1.8.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.7.5\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.7.5\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 1.8.0; fixed in 1.8.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 1.8.0; fixed in 1.8.4\n- vault (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.7.5, 1.8.4\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-2021-41802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41802/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-41802","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41802/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-41802","record":{"aliases":["BIT-vault-2021-41802","GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542","GO-2022-0618"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"HashiCorp Vault","requires_auth":"high_privilege","summary":"A user with write access to an entity alias can merge identities to acquire another user's policies, leading to privilege escalation.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"vault","vendor":"hashicorp"}],"cvss":{"score":2.9,"severity":"low","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:H/S:C/UI:R","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-732","name":"Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource"}],"description":"HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. 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