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CVE-2026-109408

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Description

vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, silently disables TLS certificate and hostname verification in three states where the caller asked for verification: an SslConfig passed to VaultConfig without calling build(), an SslConfig restored by Java deserialization, and VAULT_SSL_VERIFY set to a truthy value other than "true", such as 1, yes or on. In each case SslConfig.isVerify() returns false and the driver installs a trust-all SSLContext. An attacker on the network path to the Vault server can then read the Vault token and secrets in transit and forge responses. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3. It is fixed in 7.0.0.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
abd028dc-c042-4c4d-9749-38d0f850af89
Published
2026-11-05 08:17:03.463000
Last modified
2026-11-05 08:17:03.463000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-109408",
  "sourceIdentifier": "abd028dc-c042-4c4d-9749-38d0f850af89",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:17:03.463",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T08:17:03.463",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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            "src/main/java/io/github/jopenlibs/vault/SslConfig.java",
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