CVE-2025-13357 (GCVE-0-2025-13357)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-21 15:02 – Updated: 2026-04-17 17:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Vault Terraform Provider Applied Incorrect Defaults for LDAP Auth Method
Summary
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.
Severity
7.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-21 15:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1188 - Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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