diff --git a/changelog/14817.txt b/changelog/14817.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b8e39ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/14817.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+core : check uid and permissions of config dir, config file, plugin dir and plugin binaries 
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 656bfc285..1b0a3231a 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -2518,6 +2518,8 @@ func createCoreConfig(c *ServerCommand, config *server.Config, backend physical.
 		ClusterName:                    config.ClusterName,
 		CacheSize:                      config.CacheSize,
 		PluginDirectory:                config.PluginDirectory,
+		PluginFileUid:                  config.PluginFileUid,
+		PluginFilePermissions:          config.PluginFilePermissions,
 		EnableUI:                       config.EnableUI,
 		EnableRaw:                      config.EnableRawEndpoint,
 		DisableSealWrap:                config.DisableSealWrap,
@@ -2535,6 +2537,7 @@ func createCoreConfig(c *ServerCommand, config *server.Config, backend physical.
 		LicensePath:                    config.LicensePath,
 		DisableSSCTokens:               config.DisableSSCTokens,
 	}
+
 	if c.flagDev {
 		coreConfig.EnableRaw = true
 		coreConfig.DevToken = c.flagDevRootTokenID
diff --git a/command/server/config.go b/command/server/config.go
index 92a911185..911dfe537 100644
--- a/command/server/config.go
+++ b/command/server/config.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/ast"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/osutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/internalshared/configutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 )
 
 var entConfigValidate = func(_ *Config, _ string) []configutil.ConfigError {
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	PluginDirectory string `hcl:"plugin_directory"`
 
+	PluginFileUid int `hcl:"plugin_file_uid"`
+
+	PluginFilePermissions    int         `hcl:"-"`
+	PluginFilePermissionsRaw interface{} `hcl:"plugin_file_permissions,alias:PluginFilePermissions"`
+
 	EnableRawEndpoint    bool        `hcl:"-"`
 	EnableRawEndpointRaw interface{} `hcl:"raw_storage_endpoint,alias:EnableRawEndpoint"`
 
@@ -127,7 +134,6 @@ telemetry {
 	prometheus_retention_time = "24h"
 	disable_hostname = true
 }
-
 enable_raw_endpoint = true
 
 storage "%s" {
@@ -276,6 +282,17 @@ func (c *Config) Merge(c2 *Config) *Config {
 		result.PluginDirectory = c2.PluginDirectory
 	}
 
+	result.PluginFileUid = c.PluginFileUid
+	if c2.PluginFileUid != 0 {
+		result.PluginFileUid = c2.PluginFileUid
+	}
+
+	result.PluginFilePermissions = c.PluginFilePermissions
+	if c2.PluginFilePermissionsRaw != nil {
+		result.PluginFilePermissions = c2.PluginFilePermissions
+		result.PluginFilePermissionsRaw = c2.PluginFilePermissionsRaw
+	}
+
 	result.DisablePerformanceStandby = c.DisablePerformanceStandby
 	if c2.DisablePerformanceStandby {
 		result.DisablePerformanceStandby = c2.DisablePerformanceStandby
@@ -350,6 +367,13 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	if fi.IsDir() {
+		// check permissions on the config directory
+		if os.Getenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv) != "true" {
+			err = osutil.OwnerPermissionsMatch(path, 0, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 		return CheckConfig(LoadConfigDir(path))
 	}
 	return CheckConfig(LoadConfigFile(path))
@@ -385,6 +409,21 @@ func LoadConfigFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if os.Getenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv) != "true" {
+		// check permissions of the config file
+		err = osutil.OwnerPermissionsMatch(path, 0, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		// check permissions of the plugin directory
+		if conf.PluginDirectory != "" {
+
+			err = osutil.OwnerPermissionsMatch(conf.PluginDirectory, conf.PluginFileUid, conf.PluginFilePermissions)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return conf, nil
 }
 
@@ -459,6 +498,18 @@ func ParseConfig(d, source string) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if result.PluginFilePermissionsRaw != nil {
+		octalPermissionsString, err := parseutil.ParseString(result.PluginFilePermissionsRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pluginFilePermissions, err := strconv.ParseInt(octalPermissionsString, 8, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		result.PluginFilePermissions = int(pluginFilePermissions)
+	}
+
 	if result.DisableSentinelTraceRaw != nil {
 		if result.DisableSentinelTrace, err = parseutil.ParseBool(result.DisableSentinelTraceRaw); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -838,6 +889,10 @@ func (c *Config) Sanitized() map[string]interface{} {
 
 		"plugin_directory": c.PluginDirectory,
 
+		"plugin_file_uid": c.PluginFileUid,
+
+		"plugin_file_permissions": c.PluginFilePermissions,
+
 		"raw_storage_endpoint": c.EnableRawEndpoint,
 
 		"api_addr":           c.APIAddr,
diff --git a/command/server/config_test_helpers.go b/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
index 30260466f..424d8fe81 100644
--- a/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
+++ b/command/server/config_test_helpers.go
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ func testConfig_Sanitized(t *testing.T) {
 		"disable_indexing":                    false,
 		"disable_mlock":                       true,
 		"disable_performance_standby":         false,
+		"plugin_file_uid":                     0,
+		"plugin_file_permissions":             0,
 		"disable_printable_check":             false,
 		"disable_sealwrap":                    true,
 		"raw_storage_endpoint":                true,
@@ -855,6 +857,7 @@ func testParseSockaddrTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 api_addr = <<EOF
 {{- GetAllInterfaces | include "flags" "loopback" | include "type" "ipv4" | attr "address" -}}
 EOF
+
 listener "tcp" {
 	address = <<EOF
 {{- GetAllInterfaces | include "flags" "loopback" | include "type" "ipv4" | attr "address" -}}:443
diff --git a/helper/osutil/fileinfo.go b/helper/osutil/fileinfo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6ba7910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/osutil/fileinfo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func IsWriteGroup(mode os.FileMode) bool {
+	return mode&0o20 != 0
+}
+
+func IsWriteOther(mode os.FileMode) bool {
+	return mode&0o02 != 0
+}
+
+func checkPathInfo(info fs.FileInfo, path string, uid int, permissions int) error {
+	err := FileUidMatch(info, path, uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = FilePermissionsMatch(info, path, permissions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func FilePermissionsMatch(info fs.FileInfo, path string, permissions int) error {
+	if permissions != 0 && int(info.Mode().Perm()) != permissions {
+		return fmt.Errorf("path %q does not have permissions %o", path, permissions)
+	}
+	if permissions == 0 && (IsWriteOther(info.Mode()) || IsWriteGroup(info.Mode())) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("path %q has insecure permissions %o. Vault expects no write permissions for group or others", path, info.Mode().Perm())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// OwnerPermissionsMatch checks if vault user is the owner and permissions are secure for input path
+func OwnerPermissionsMatch(path string, uid int, permissions int) error {
+	if path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not verify permissions for path. No path provided ")
+	}
+
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error stating %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		symLinkInfo, err := os.Lstat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error stating %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		err = checkPathInfo(symLinkInfo, path, uid, permissions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	err = checkPathInfo(info, path, uid, permissions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/helper/osutil/fileinfo_test.go b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c77d4873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCheckPathInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to get details of current process owner. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+	uid, err := strconv.ParseInt(currentUser.Uid, 0, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to convert uid to int64. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+	uid2, err := strconv.ParseInt(currentUser.Uid+"1", 0, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to convert uid to int64. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		uid             int
+		filepermissions fs.FileMode
+		permissions     int
+		expectError     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			uid:             0,
+			filepermissions: 0o700,
+			permissions:     0,
+			expectError:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			uid:             int(uid2),
+			filepermissions: 0o700,
+			permissions:     0,
+			expectError:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			uid:             int(uid),
+			filepermissions: 0o700,
+			permissions:     0,
+			expectError:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			uid:             0,
+			filepermissions: 0o777,
+			permissions:     744,
+			expectError:     true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		err := os.Mkdir("testFile", tc.filepermissions)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		info, err := os.Stat("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error stating %q: %v", "testFile", err)
+		}
+		if tc.uid != 0 && runtime.GOOS == "windows" && tc.expectError == true {
+			t.Skip("Skipping test in windows environment as no error will be returned in this case")
+		}
+
+		err = checkPathInfo(info, "testFile", tc.uid, int(tc.permissions))
+		if tc.expectError && err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("invalid result. expected error")
+		}
+		if !tc.expectError && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		err = os.RemoveAll("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix.go b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ca35a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os/user"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func FileUIDEqual(info fs.FileInfo, uid int) bool {
+	if stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		path_uid := int(stat.Uid)
+		if path_uid == uid {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func FileGIDEqual(info fs.FileInfo, gid int) bool {
+	if stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		path_gid := int(stat.Gid)
+		if path_gid == gid {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func FileUidMatch(info fs.FileInfo, path string, uid int) (err error) {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get details of current process owner. The error is: %w", err)
+	}
+	switch uid {
+	case 0:
+		currentUserUid, err := strconv.Atoi(currentUser.Uid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert uid %q to int. The error is: %w", currentUser.Uid, err)
+		}
+		if !FileUIDEqual(info, currentUserUid) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("path %q is not owned by my uid %s", path, currentUser.Uid)
+		}
+	default:
+		if !FileUIDEqual(info, uid) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("path %q is not owned by uid %d", path, uid)
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix_test.go b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c31ca5bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_unix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFileUIDEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to get details of current process owner. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+	uid, err := strconv.Atoi(currentUser.Uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to convert uid to int. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		uid      int
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			uid:      uid,
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			uid:      uid + 1,
+			expected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		err := os.Mkdir("testFile", 0o777)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		info, err := os.Stat("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error stating %q: %v", "testFile", err)
+		}
+
+		result := FileUIDEqual(info, tc.uid)
+		if result != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("invalid result. expected %t for uid %v", tc.expected, tc.uid)
+		}
+		err = os.RemoveAll("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileGIDEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to get details of current process owner. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+	gid, err := strconv.Atoi(currentUser.Gid)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to convert gid to int. The error is: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		gid      int
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			gid:      gid,
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			gid:      gid + 1,
+			expected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		err := os.Mkdir("testFile", 0o777)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		info, err := os.Stat("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error stating %q: %v", "testFile", err)
+		}
+
+		result := FileGIDEqual(info, tc.gid)
+		if result != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("invalid result. expected %t for gid %v", tc.expected, tc.gid)
+		}
+		err = os.RemoveAll("testFile")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/helper/osutil/fileinfo_windows.go b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f556ac1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/osutil/fileinfo_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+)
+
+func FileUidMatch(info fs.FileInfo, path string, uid int) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/http/plugin_test.go b/http/plugin_test.go
index eb663f3ce..430b16e76 100644
--- a/http/plugin_test.go
+++ b/http/plugin_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func getPluginClusterAndCore(t testing.TB, logger log.Logger) (*vault.TestCluste
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	os.Setenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv, "true")
 
 	coreConfig := &vault.CoreConfig{
 		Physical:   inm,
diff --git a/http/sys_config_state_test.go b/http/sys_config_state_test.go
index 2d555c27f..186b79431 100644
--- a/http/sys_config_state_test.go
+++ b/http/sys_config_state_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ func TestSysConfigState_Sanitized(t *testing.T) {
 		"max_lease_ttl":                       json.Number("0"),
 		"pid_file":                            "",
 		"plugin_directory":                    "",
+		"plugin_file_uid":                     json.Number("0"),
+		"plugin_file_permissions":             json.Number("0"),
 		"enable_response_header_hostname":     false,
 		"enable_response_header_raft_node_id": false,
 		"log_requests_level":                  "",
diff --git a/sdk/helper/consts/consts.go b/sdk/helper/consts/consts.go
index b10f57a22..86d4f0696 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/consts/consts.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/consts/consts.go
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ const (
 	// ReplicationResolverALPN is the negotiated protocol used for
 	// resolving replicaiton addresses
 	ReplicationResolverALPN = "replication_resolver_v1"
+
+	VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv = "VAULT_DISABLE_FILE_PERMISSIONS_CHECK"
 )
diff --git a/vault/auth.go b/vault/auth.go
index 282260f27..eaedc8da7 100644
--- a/vault/auth.go
+++ b/vault/auth.go
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ func (c *Core) newCredentialBackend(ctx context.Context, entry *MountEntry, sysV
 
 	f, ok := c.credentialBackends[t]
 	if !ok {
-		f = plugin.Factory
+		f = wrapFactoryCheckPerms(c, plugin.Factory)
 	}
 
 	// Set up conf to pass in plugin_name
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index bf2615770..5a15145ac 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/command/server"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/metricsutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/namespace"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/osutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/raft"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/certutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
@@ -487,6 +488,12 @@ type Core struct {
 	// pluginDirectory is the location vault will look for plugin binaries
 	pluginDirectory string
 
+	// pluginFileUid is the uid of the plugin files and directory
+	pluginFileUid int
+
+	// pluginFilePermissions is the permissions of the plugin files and directory
+	pluginFilePermissions int
+
 	// pluginCatalog is used to manage plugin configurations
 	pluginCatalog *PluginCatalog
 
@@ -684,6 +691,10 @@ type CoreConfig struct {
 
 	PluginDirectory string
 
+	PluginFileUid int
+
+	PluginFilePermissions int
+
 	DisableSealWrap bool
 
 	RawConfig *server.Config
@@ -998,6 +1009,13 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if conf.PluginFileUid != 0 {
+		c.pluginFileUid = conf.PluginFileUid
+	}
+	if conf.PluginFilePermissions != 0 {
+		c.pluginFilePermissions = conf.PluginFilePermissions
+	}
+
 	createSecondaries(c, conf)
 
 	if conf.HAPhysical != nil && conf.HAPhysical.HAEnabled() {
@@ -3201,3 +3219,18 @@ func (c *Core) GetHAPeerNodesCached() []PeerNode {
 	}
 	return nodes
 }
+
+func (c *Core) CheckPluginPerms(pluginName string) (err error) {
+	if c.pluginDirectory != "" && os.Getenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv) != "true" {
+		err = osutil.OwnerPermissionsMatch(c.pluginDirectory, c.pluginFileUid, c.pluginFilePermissions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fullPath := filepath.Join(c.pluginDirectory, pluginName)
+		err = osutil.OwnerPermissionsMatch(fullPath, c.pluginFileUid, c.pluginFilePermissions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/vault/diagnose/file_checks_unix.go b/vault/diagnose/file_checks_unix.go
index b18b1418b..bb78398bc 100644
--- a/vault/diagnose/file_checks_unix.go
+++ b/vault/diagnose/file_checks_unix.go
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ package diagnose
 
 import (
 	"io/fs"
-	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/osutil"
 )
 
 // IsOwnedByRoot checks if a file is owned by root
 func IsOwnedByRoot(info fs.FileInfo) bool {
-	if stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
-		uid := int(stat.Uid)
-		gid := int(stat.Gid)
-		if uid == 0 && gid == 0 {
-			return true
-		}
+	if !osutil.FileUIDEqual(info, 0) {
+		return false
 	}
-	return false
+	if !osutil.FileGIDEqual(info, 0) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/vault/logical_system.go b/vault/logical_system.go
index a57989200..b0b843b40 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system.go
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ func (b *SystemBackend) handlePluginCatalogUpdate(ctx context.Context, req *logi
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("missing command value"), nil
 	}
 
+	if err = b.Core.CheckPluginPerms(command); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// For backwards compatibility, also accept args as part of command. Don't
 	// accepts args in both command and args.
 	args := d.Get("args").([]string)
diff --git a/vault/logical_system_integ_test.go b/vault/logical_system_integ_test.go
index 6570fee86..7ace8a363 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system_integ_test.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system_integ_test.go
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ func testSystemBackendMock(t *testing.T, numCores, numMounts int, backendType lo
 		},
 	}
 
+	os.Setenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv, "true")
+
 	// Create a tempdir, cluster.Cleanup will clean up this directory
 	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "vault-test-cluster")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ func testSystemBackend_SingleCluster_Env(t *testing.T, env []string) *vault.Test
 			"test": plugin.Factory,
 		},
 	}
-
+	os.Setenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv, "true")
 	// Create a tempdir, cluster.Cleanup will clean up this directory
 	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "vault-test-cluster")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vault/mount.go b/vault/mount.go
index 87fbaf036..ba089c9c8 100644
--- a/vault/mount.go
+++ b/vault/mount.go
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ func (c *Core) newLogicalBackend(ctx context.Context, entry *MountEntry, sysView
 
 	f, ok := c.logicalBackends[t]
 	if !ok {
-		f = plugin.Factory
+		f = wrapFactoryCheckPerms(c, plugin.Factory)
 	}
 
 	// Set up conf to pass in plugin_name
diff --git a/vault/plugin_catalog.go b/vault/plugin_catalog.go
index 75bae99d8..dcfa95203 100644
--- a/vault/plugin_catalog.go
+++ b/vault/plugin_catalog.go
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ type pluginClient struct {
 	plugin.ClientProtocol
 }
 
+func wrapFactoryCheckPerms(core *Core, f logical.Factory) logical.Factory {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, conf *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) {
+		if err := core.CheckPluginPerms(conf.Config["plugin_name"]); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return f(ctx, conf)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Core) setupPluginCatalog(ctx context.Context) error {
 	c.pluginCatalog = &PluginCatalog{
 		builtinRegistry: c.builtinRegistry,