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TI-2019-09169 Aliases CVE-2019-12291GHSA-h65h-v7fw-4p38

HashiCorp Consul 1.4.0 through 1.5.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

Priority LOW 35CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

HashiCorp Consul 1.4.0 through 1.5.0 has Incorrect Access Control. Keys not matching a specific ACL rule used for prefix matching in a policy can be deleted by a token using that policy even with default deny settings configured.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01157 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): 1.5.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go)1.4.0 to before 1.5.11.5.1Patch availableGHSA-h65h-v7fw-4p38
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.5.1 Fixed in 1.5.1 Patch available GHSA-h65h-v7fw-4p38

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0 – 1.5.0VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 – 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h65h-v7fw-4p38 github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.5.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h65h-v7fw-4p38

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2021-18437 HashiCorp Consul Enterprise before 1.8.17, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-11698 HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise up to 1.9.16, 1.10.9, and 1.11.4 may allow server… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02215 An issue was discovered in GoGo Protobuf before 1.3.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-09286 Consul L7 Intentions Vulnerable To Headers Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2023-02638 Consul Envoy Extension Downsteam Proxy Configuration By Upstream Service Owner CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2022-03595 Consul Peering Imported Nodes/Services Leak CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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