# CVE-2026-8715

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-8715
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-552
- **Published:** Aug 13, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 28, 2026

## Description

Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.

## Affected Products

- HashiCorp — Tooling (1.3.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-28-vault-secrets-operator-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-via-approle-secretidpath/77645)
- [CVE](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/3)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.34%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 27.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._