Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Consul

CVE-2023-3518

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.16.0 when using JWT Auth for service mesh incorrectly allows/denies access regardless of service identities. Fixed in 1.16.1.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (37.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-3518: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3518?
CVE-2023-3518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-3518?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.