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CVE-2026-87993

The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.

CVSS 3.1
7.7 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.27% probability · 20th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-532
Source
security@hashicorp.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.