vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, silently disables TLS certificate and hostname verification in three states where the caller asked for verification: an SslConfig passed to VaultConfig without calling build(), an SslConfig restored by Java deserialization, and VAULT_SSL_VERIFY set to a truthy value other than "true", such as 1, yes or on. In each case SslConfig.isVerify() returns false and the driver installs a trust-all SSLContext. An attacker on the network path to the Vault server can then read the Vault token and secrets in transit and forge responses. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3. It is fixed in 7.0.0.

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Upgrade io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver to 7.0.0 or later.


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description vault-java-driver, a Java client for HashiCorp Vault, silently disables TLS certificate and hostname verification in three states where the caller asked for verification: an SslConfig passed to VaultConfig without calling build(), an SslConfig restored by Java deserialization, and VAULT_SSL_VERIFY set to a truthy value other than "true", such as 1, yes or on. In each case SslConfig.isVerify() returns false and the driver installs a trust-all SSLContext. An attacker on the network path to the Vault server can then read the Vault token and secrets in transit and forge responses. This issue affects io.github.jopenlibs:vault-java-driver 5.2.0 through 6.2.3. It is fixed in 7.0.0.
Title vault-java-driver: SslConfig silently disables requested TLS verification
Weaknesses CWE-295
CWE-297
CWE-636
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Echo

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:05:53.450Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:55:10.201Z

Link: CVE-2026-109408

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:05:44.267Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-05T08:17:03.463

Modified: 2026-11-05T19:17:07.760

Link: CVE-2026-109408

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T07:36:07Z

Links: CVE-2026-109408 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T08:30:14Z

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