CVE-2026-14886
Vault Enterprise's identity entity batch-delete endpoint is vulnerable to a cross-namespace authorization bypass that may allow an authenticated caller in one namespace to permanently delete the storage backing of entities belonging to another namespace.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vault Enterprise's identity entity batch-delete endpoint is vulnerable to a cross-namespace authorization bypass that may allow an authenticated caller in one namespace to permanently delete the storage backing of entities belonging to another namespace. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14886) is fixed in Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14 and 1.19.20.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@hashicorp.com
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.