Vulnerability in Hashicorp Tooling

CVE-2026-14361

The consul-template library before version 0.42.1 is vulnerable to a path redirection issue in the writeToFile template helper that may allow template output to be written outside the intended directory or to overwrite an existing file. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14361) is fixed in consul-template 0.42.1.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14361?
CVE-2026-14361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Tooling, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-14361?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-14361 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.