CVE-2026-55102
## Summary Vault token and secret values are exposed in thrown errors when using `hashi-vault-js`. ## Details Every API method in `Vault.js` executes `throw parseAxiosError(err)`, which returns the raw `AxiosError` untouched. That error carries the full Axios configuration, including the `X-Vault-Token` header and the request body. Consuming applications that log caught errors (e.g., using `console.error`, `pino`, `winston`, Sentry, or APMs) inadvertently log the live Vault token in plaintext. Furthermore, write-path methods expose submitted passwords and secret values via `err.config.data`. ## Impact When consuming applications log intercepted exceptions, sensitive credentials such as tokens, passwords, and secrets are unknowingly exposed to application logs, monitoring services, and APM systems via the raw `AxiosError`. This may lead to authorization bypass or unauthorized access to the underlying Vault instance. ## Patches This vulnerability should be addressed by redacting `err.config.headers['X-Vault-Token']` and `err.config.data` before re-throwing, or by throwing a purpose-built error containing only safe properties like status and message. Users should upgrade to a version that includes this fix. ## Workarounds If users cannot immediately update the library, they can mitigate this issue by capturing all exceptions thrown by `hashi-vault-js` and sanitizing or omitting the `err.config` object before passing the errors to logging utilities or crash reporters. ## Acknowledgements hashi-vault-js would like to thank Sebastián Alba Vives for reporting this vulnerability. ## Resources - [CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/532.html) - [CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/209.html)
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-5pq8-3ffp-7w5m
- severity
- medium
- summary
- hashi-vault-js: Vault token and secret values exposed in thrown errors
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-55102
- is_ghsa_only
- false
- ghsa_published
- 2026-08-13T14:14:32Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pq8-3ffp-7w5m
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-08-13T14:14:33Z
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