A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
1.20.1Exploitability
AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NScope
S:CImpact
C:HI:HA:H9.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H