# CVE-2022-36129: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated API allows overriding node voter status in Vault HA clusters, risking data loss or failure; requires Integrated Storage configuration.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-vault-2022-36129, GHSA-c8mv-ccvj-9h5q

## What is CVE-2022-36129?

CVE-2022-36129 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 26 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.7.0 through 1.9.7, 1.10.4, and 1.11.0 clusters using Integrated Storage expose an unauthenticated API endpoint that could be abused to override the voter status of a node within a Vault HA cluster, introducing potential for future data loss or catastrophic failure. Fixed in Vault Enterprise 1.9.8, 1.10.5, and 1.11.1.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36129?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including vault. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vault` | Bitnami | From 1.7.0 | 1.9.8, 1.10.5, 1.11.1 |

Products: Hashicorp Vault.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36129?

Upgrade vault to a fixed version for your release line: 1.9.8, 1.10.5 or 1.11.1.

## Is CVE-2022-36129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hashicorp Vault

- [CVE-2020-35192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35192/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12757/): Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-6000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6000/): Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-40186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40186/): HashiCorp Vault vulnerable to incorrect metadata access (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-10661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10661/): HashiCorp Vault Improper Privilege Management (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36129 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36129 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 26 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- vault (Bitnami): affected from 1.7.0; fixed in 1.9.8, 1.10.5, 1.11.1

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36129/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36129/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36129
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36129
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36129

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36129/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.