CVE-2026-8715 Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration via AppRole secretIDPath
Attackers with limited Kubernetes permissions can read arbitrary files from the operator pod and exfiltrate credentials, leading to cluster privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-8715?
CVE-2026-8715 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HashiCorp Tooling, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8715?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including consul.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
consul Bitnami | From 1.3.0 | 1.5.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-8715?
Upgrade consul to 1.5.0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-8715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-consul-2026-8715, GHSA-99cp-g9q7-3p6c.