CVE-2025-13357 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-13357

Vault Terraform Provider Applied Incorrect Defaults for LDAP Auth Method

Vulnerability Description

Vault’s Terraform Provider incorrectly set the default deny_null_bind parameter for the LDAP auth method to false by default, potentially resulting in an insecure configuration. If the underlying LDAP server allowed anonymous or unauthenticated binds, this could result in authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-13357, is fixed in Vault Terraform Provider v5.5.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This issue was identified by a third party who reported it to HashiCorp.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Tooling
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2025
Last Modified: April 17th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1188

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.