CVE-2026-8715
Arbitrary file read and credential exfil via Vault Secrets Operator (<=1.4.1).
Is CVE-2026-8715 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-8715 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 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-8715?
CVE-2026-8715 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. 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-2026-8715?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-8715. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-8715 affect?
CVE-2026-8715 affects Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0–1.4.1, Kubernetes clusters running the operator, HashiCorp Vault integrations. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-8715?
Upgrade to Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0; tighten RBAC and block operator egress until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
A tenant with limited K8s RBAC can read operator pod files, exfiltrate credentials, and achieve privilege escalation in the cluster.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 1.3.0 and < 1.5.0
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.