Auth bypass in Hashicorp Consul
CVE-2021-41805
HashiCorp Consul Enterprise before 1.8.17, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An ACL token (with the default operator:write permissions) in one namespace can be used for unintended privilege escalat…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.348 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Consul
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-41805?
- CVE-2021-41805 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-41805?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-41805 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.