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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.8

CVE-2026-55102 json

hashi-vault-js: Vault token and secret values exposed in thrown errors

published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-30 39 d ago also GHSA-5pq8-3ffp-7w5m , EUVD-2026-77640

cvss
5.8
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

hashi-vault-js is a Node.js module for interacting with the HashiCorp Vault API. Prior to 0.5.2, every API method in src/Vault.js passes failed requests through parseAxiosError(), which rethrows the raw AxiosError while retaining AxiosError.config and the equivalent response configuration. These objects can contain the X-Vault-Token request header and err.config.data request body, including submitted passwords or secret values. When a consuming application records the caught exception through console logging, structured loggers, monitoring, crash reporting, or an application performance monitoring service, the live Vault token and request secrets can be stored in plaintext and exposed to anyone with access to that output. A stolen token can permit unauthorized access to the Vault instance under the token's policies. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.2.

Patch / fix

  • npm hashi-vault-js 0.5.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
55 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
CNA 4.0 5.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm hashi-vault-js
<0.5.2
0.5.2

Affected products

  • kyndryl-open-source hashi-vault-js

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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