VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-41805
An ACL token (with the default operator:write permissions) in one namespace can be used for unintended privilege escalation in a different namespace.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 34.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
HashiCorp Consul Enterprise before 1.8.17, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 has Incorrect Access Control. An ACL token (with the default operator:write permissions) in one namespace can be used for unintended privilege escalation in a different namespace.
- 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
- 34.79% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- hashicorp/consul
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-29-consul-enterprise-namespace-default-acls-allow-privilege-escalation/31871Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-29-consul-enterprise-namespace-default-acls-allow-privilege-escalation/31871Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulProduct, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.