CVE-2026-8715

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(medium)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

oss-security - [CVE-2026-8715] HashiCorp Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0-1.4.1: tenant-controlled secretIDPath leaks operator ServiceAccount token (path to cluster-admin)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/3
generic

HCSEC-2026-28 - Vault Secrets Operator vulnerable to arbitrary file read via AppRole secretIDPath - Security - HashiCorp Discuss

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-28-vault-secrets-operator-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-via-approle-secretidpath/77645

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8715(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 48× in last 7d / 200× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 12:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-15 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8715?
CVE-2026-8715 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-8715 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8715 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8715 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8715 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 72.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8715?
CVE-2026-8715 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8715?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8715, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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