Affects HashiCorp Vault (widely used secret management) enabling unauthorized deletion of secrets via glob policy, could disrupt operations.
CVE-2026-3605
Auth user can delete secrets via glob policy, causing DoS.
Is CVE-2026-3605 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-3605 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-3605?
CVE-2026-3605 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-3605?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-3605. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-3605 affect?
CVE-2026-3605 affects HashiCorp Vault (KV v2) Community <2.0.0, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise <2.0.0 / 1.x prior to fixed versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-3605?
Upgrade to fixed Vault versions (2.0.0+ or Enterprise 1.21.5/1.20.10/1.19.16)
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can delete kv-v2 secrets via glob policy, causing DoS; no data exfiltration.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 0.10.0 and < 2.0.0
- affected>= 0.10.0 and < 2.0.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.