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CVE-2025-6203 Vault unauthenticated denial of service through complex json payload

🗓️ 28 Aug 2025 19:36:09Reported by HashiCorpType 
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Unauthenticated DoS in Vault from a complex payload causing high memory usage and audit timeout.

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[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "platforms": [
      "64 bit",
      "32 bit",
      "x86",
      "ARM",
      "MacOS",
      "Windows",
      "Linux"
    ],
    "product": "Vault",
    "repo": "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault",
    "vendor": "HashiCorp",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "1.21.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.15.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "platforms": [
      "64 bit",
      "32 bit",
      "x86",
      "ARM",
      "MacOS",
      "Windows",
      "Linux"
    ],
    "product": "Vault Enterprise",
    "repo": "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault",
    "vendor": "HashiCorp",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "1.20.5",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "1.19.11",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "1.16.27",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "1.21.2",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.15.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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