Vault Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Slash Injection in Templated Policy Paths (CVE-2026-5006) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-5006

Vault Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Slash Injection in Templated Policy Paths

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-5006 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Vault Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Slash Injection in Templated Policy Paths. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HashiCorp/Vault (generic), HashiCorp/Vault Enterprise (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 24, 2026Updated Aug 24, 2026Source checked Aug 24, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 24, 2026Material review Aug 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps HashiCorp/Vault (generic), HashiCorp/Vault Enterprise (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
HashiCorp/Vaultgeneric	>=0.11.0 <2.0.4	2.0.4
HashiCorp/Vault Enterprisegeneric	>=0.11.0 <2.0.4	2.0.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for HashiCorp/Vault, HashiCorp/Vault Enterprise.
Review the reported fix. Update HashiCorp/Vault to 2.0.4; HashiCorp/Vault Enterprise to 2.0.4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 24, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencediscuss.hashicorp.com

Upstream source description

A vulnerability was identified in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) such that an authenticated attacker may manipulate an identity value referenced by a templated policy path to gain unintended access to Vault paths. An attacker who can control the referenced identity value may include slash ({{/}}) characters that Vault interprets as additional path segments when rendering the policy. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-5006, was fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.4 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14, and 1.19.20.

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