Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-5834

Hashicorp Vagrant ≤ 2.4.0

Published
27 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 3.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0022 13th percentile
Risk Priority 30 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-5834 is a low-severity Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point (CWE-1386) vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant. Its CVSS base score is 3.8 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Path Interception (T1034); ranked at the 13th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

HashiCorp Vagrant's Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be junctioned, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. Fixed in Vagrant 2.4.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-1386CWE-59

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1034 Path Interception Persistence
**This technique has been deprecated.
attack.mitre.org →
T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth
Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.
attack.mitre.org →
T1547.009 Shortcut Modification Persistence
Adversaries may create or modify shortcuts that can execute a program during system boot or user login.
attack.mitre.org →
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-8959Same vendor: Hashicorp
CVE-2025-0377Same vendor: Hashicorp
CVE-2024-1329Same vendor: Hashicorp
CVE-2023-28071Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2023-23697Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2023-32454Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2023-24572Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2023-32474Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2023-28065Shared CWE-1386, CWE-59
CVE-2025-4922Same vendor: Hashicorp

Affected Assets

hashicorp
vagrant
≤ 2.4.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.3
  • V15.4.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent improper junction/mount-point handling during design and coding.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect junction/mount-point weaknesses before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle can mandate junction/mount-point validation during design and coding.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can explicitly require protection against Windows reparse-point attacks.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure system architecture principles include canonicalization and path-traversal defenses that mitigate junction attacks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly address safe file/directory handling to prevent insecure junction operations.

A.8.3 Information access restriction none match
mitigates

Information access restriction reduces exposure but does not prevent the technical flaw itself.

References