CVE-2021-38554

Published: Aug 13, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.

Affected (2)

Products: Hashicorp: Vault

Hashicorp

1 product

Vault

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hashicorp Vault	Before 1.8.0
Hashicorp Vault	Before 1.8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-212

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

The product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to unauthorized actors.

References (4)

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-19-vault-s-ui-cached-user-viewed-secrets-between-shared-browser-sessions/28166

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-19-vault-s-ui-cached-user-viewed-secrets-between-shared-browser-sessions/28166

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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