CVE-2021-38554: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

August 30, 2021 (updated October 21, 2021)

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm
github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.6.6
github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.7.4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38554

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