TI-2026-12142 Aliases CVE-2026-14361 GHSA-xcm7-pmg9-8wjq

Consul-template is vulnerable to path redirection in writeToFile through symlink attack

LOW 21CWE-59Published 2026-07-08 · Updated 2026-07-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The consul-template library before version 0.42.1 is vulnerable to a path redirection issue in the writeToFile template helper that may allow template output to be written outside the intended directory or to overwrite an existing file. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14361) is fixed in consul-template 0.42.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00133 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Tooling (HashiCorp): 0.42.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
HashiCorp	Tooling	0.1.0 to before 0.42.1	0.42.1	Patch available	CNA

Tooling VendorHashiCorp Affected 0.1.0 to before 0.42.1 Fixed in 0.42.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Tooling (HashiCorp) Fixed in 0.42.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14361
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcm7-pmg9-8wjq

References

Other 1

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-20-consul-template-vulnerable-to-path-redirections-in-writetofile/77559

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Sources

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