Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Consul
CVE-2023-2816
Consul and Consul Enterprise allowed any user with service:write permissions to use Envoy extensions configured via service-defaults to patch remote proxy instances that target the configured service, regardless of whether the user has per…
EPSS: 0.002 (38.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Consul — versions 1.15.0, 1.15.1, 1.15.2
- Hashicorp Consul Enterprise — versions 1.15.0, 1.15.1, 1.15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2816?
- CVE-2023-2816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2023-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2816?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.