HashiCorp Hermes Improperly Validates AWS ALB JWTs, which May Lead to Authentication Bypass (HashiCorp Tooling)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 28 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- HashiCorp
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1390 — Weak Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | HashiCorp |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | NVD · security@hashicorp.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6g — Hermes improperly validates a JWT
- GO-2025-3475 — Hermes improperly validates a JWT in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-4584
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-1293
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:hermes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 0.5.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| HashiCorp · Tooling | affected 0 < 0.5.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |