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TI-2020-17077 Aliases CVE-2020-28053GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with…

Priority LOW 32CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with operator:read ACL permissions to read the Connect CA private key configuration. Fixed in 1.6.10, 1.7.10, and 1.8.6.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01453 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): 1.6.10, 1.7.10, 1.8.6

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)1.2.0 to before 1.6.101.6.10Patch availableGHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
—github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go)1.7.0 to before 1.7.101.7.10Patch availableGHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
—github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go)1.8.0 to before 1.8.61.8.6Patch availableGHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.2.0 to before 1.6.10 Fixed in 1.6.10 Patch available GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.7.10 Fixed in 1.7.10 Patch available GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.6 Fixed in 1.8.6 Patch available GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.2.0 to before 1.6.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.2.0 to before 1.6.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.7.0 to before 1.7.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.7.0 to before 1.7.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.8.0 to before 1.8.6VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.8.0 to before 1.8.6VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 to before 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 to before 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 to before 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 to before 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.6.10 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.7.10 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.8.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28053
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • 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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