Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault
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Affected versions
0 → fixed in 1.14.101.15.0 → fixed in 1.15.5
Details
The TLS certificate authentication method incorrectly validates client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as a trusted certificate. When configured this way, attackers may be able to craft a certificate that can be used to bypass authentication.
The fix
No fix commit could be resolved for this advisory (it may reference an issue tracker or a non-GitHub patch). See the references below.