Description
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 escalation in a different namespace.
Exploits (2)
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-29-consul-enterprise-namespace-default-acls-allow-privilege-escalation/31871
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0007/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0445
EPSS Percentile
89.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
hashicorp/consul
1.7.0 - 1.8.17
Published
Dec 12, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026