Vulnerability in Steeltoeoss Security-Advisories
CVE-2026-81516
Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. From 4.0.0 until 4.3.0, ConsulDiscoveryClient constructs ConsulServiceInstance objects by parsing each registration's secure metadata with a strict Boolean conversion. A principal that can register a Consul service can supply a secure value other than true or false, causing the exception from one instance to abort construction of the entire instance list and make the targeted service undiscoverable. When GetAllInstancesAsync enumerates all services, one malformed instance can abort enumeration across every service. The outage persists until the offending registration is removed. This issue is fixed in version 4.3.0.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Steeltoeoss Security-advisories — versions >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-67c9-f6v2-qv86 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/028569c4f4f0e9e393e3c22a4fa5d07987dd8673 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/releases/tag/4.3.0 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-81516?
- CVE-2026-81516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Steeltoeoss Security-Advisories, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-81516?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.