VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-37219
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Raft RPC layer allows non-server agents with a valid certificate signed by the same CA to access server-only functionality, enabling privilege escalation.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Raft RPC layer allows non-server agents with a valid certificate signed by the same CA to access server-only functionality, enabling privilege escalation. Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.15% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- hashicorp/consul
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-22-consul-raft-rpc-privilege-escalation/29024Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-22-consul-raft-rpc-privilege-escalation/29024Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulProduct, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.