CVE-2021-28156
HashiCorp Consul Enterprise version 1.8.0 up to 1.9.4 audit log can be bypassed by specifically crafted HTTP events.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HashiCorp Consul Enterprise version 1.8.0 up to 1.9.4 audit log can be bypassed by specifically crafted HTTP events. Fixed in 1.9.5, and 1.8.10.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.29% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hashicorp/consul
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-08-consul-enterprise-audit-log-bypass-for-http-events/23369Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulVendor Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-08-consul-enterprise-audit-log-bypass-for-http-events/23369Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.