CVE-2026-89322
Vault ACL Policy Evaluation May Allow Bypass of Deny Restrictions
HashiCorp Vault
CVSS
7.2HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.29%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise did not consistently evaluate ACL policies against the canonical form of resource and policy names. This may allow an authenticated user with delegated permissions to bypass an explicit deny restriction and access a protected resource or assign a denied policy, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-89322) is fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.1.2, and Vault Enterprise 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, and 1.19.23.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- Vaultaffected: 0.0.1 before 2.1.2CVE List
- Vault Enterpriseaffected: 0.0.1 before 2.1.2CVE List