Privilege escalation In github.com/hashicorp/vault

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment in HashiCorp Vault HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.x through 1.8.4 may have an unexpected interaction between glob-related policies and the Google Cloud secrets engine. Users may, in some situations, have more privileges than intended, e.g., a user with read permission for the /gcp/roleset/* path may be able to issue Google Cloud service account credentials.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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