CVE-2024-6468: Vault Vulnerable to Denial of Service When Setting a Proxy Protocol Behavior
Affects vaultSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 1.17.2 or 1.16.3 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.17.2, 1.16.3
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade vault to 1.17.2 or 1.16.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Bitnamivaultpkg:bitnami/vaultOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been released in Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 1.15.12, 1.16.6, and 1.17.2. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise versions prior to 1.16.3 and between 1.17.0 and 1.17.2 improperly handle requests from unauthorized IP addresses when the TCP listener option proxy_protocol_behavior is set to deny_unauthorized. This causes the Vault API server to shut down and stop responding to HTTP requests, resulting in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in versions 1.15.12, 1.16.6, and 1.17.2.