# CVE-2024-8185: GO-2024-3246 - Hashicorp Vault vulnerable to denial of service through memory exhaustion in github.com/hashicorp/vault

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8185-hashicorp-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-through-memory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-8185 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-11-01

Hashicorp Vault vulnerable to denial of service through memory exhaustion in github.com/hashicorp/vault

Technologies: [github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-hashicorp-vault), [github.com/openbao/openbao (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-openbao-openbao). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-8185 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-8185 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-8185?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 November 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.2.0,fixed=1.18.1; github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8185?** Yes. github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): upgrade to 1.18.1 or later; github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): upgrade to 2.0.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-8185?** Check whether you run github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) or github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): upgrade to 1.18.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/hashicorp/vault@v1.18.1
  ```

- github.com/openbao/openbao (Go): upgrade to 2.0.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/openbao/openbao@v2.0.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.2.0,fixed=1.18.1
- github.com/openbao/openbao (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-8185
- GHSA-g233-2p4r-3q7v
- GO-2024-3246

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