HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise releases up to v202106-1 did not properly perform…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise releases up to v202106-1 did not properly perform authorization checks on a subset of API requests executed using the run token, allowing privilege escalation to organization owner. Fixed in v202107-1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00954 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cgg-f8v8-8rxw
References
More HashiCorp Terraform vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06575 aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04408 Terraform Allows Arbitrary File Write During Init Operation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13932 When using the Azure backend with a shared access signature (SAS), Terraform versions… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-12279 Terraform Enterprise state versions can be created by users with specific permissions without sufficient write access CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-36230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-36230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cgg-f8v8-8rxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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