Bug 2189763 (CVE-2018-19786)

Summary: CVE-2018-19786 vault: writes the master key to the server log
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
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A flaw was found in HashiCorp Vault, which could provide weaker-than-expected security, caused by a flaw in the autoseal mechanism. This flaw allows a remote attacker to launch further attacks on the system.
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2023-04-26 05:35:55 UTC
HashiCorp Vault before 1.0.0 writes the master key to the server log in certain unusual or misconfigured scenarios in which incorrect data comes from the autoseal mechanism without an error being reported.

https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#100-december-3rd-2018