---
title: "CVE-2026-105816: Vault - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Vault and Vault Enterprise < 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, 1.19.23 contain a remote code execution caused by improper verification of plugin catalog entries referencing binaries outside the configured plugin directory, letting privileged operators executing arbitrary code on the Vault host, exploit requires privileged operator restoring an Integrated Storage snapshot."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-105816/
---

# CVE-2026-105816 Vault - Remote Code Execution

Vault and Vault Enterprise < 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, 1.19.23 contain a remote code execution caused by improper verification of plugin catalog entries referencing binaries outside the configured plugin directory, letting privileged operators executing arbitrary code on the Vault host, exploit requires privileged operator restoring an Integrated Storage snapshot.

CVSS base score 8.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105816)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

7 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to Vault Community Edition 2.1.2, Vault Enterprise 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, or 1.19.23.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105816](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105816)
- [https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-41-vault-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-via-plugin-catalog-entries-restored-from-raft-snapshots/77813](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-41-vault-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-via-plugin-catalog-entries-restored-from-raft-snapshots/77813)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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