GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4: github.com/hashicorp/consul fixed in 1.10.2, 1.9.9 and 1.8.15

GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

HashiCorp Consul Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published September 8, 2021

github.com/hashicorp/consul is fixed in 1.10.2, 1.9.9 and 1.8.15 (Go Modules)

HashiCorp Consul Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
github.com/hashicorp/consul	Go Modules	1.10.2, 1.9.9, 1.8.15
consul-1.15	Wolfi	1.15.11-r5
consul-1.15	Chainguard	1.15.11-r5
k3d	Wolfi	5.6.0-r11
k3d	Chainguard	5.6.0-r11

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

8.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
chainguard	consul-1.16	*
chainguard	consul-1.17	*
wolfi	consul-1.15	0
wolfi	consul-1.16	*
chainguard	consul-1.15	0
wolfi	k3d	0
chainguard	consul-1.17-fips	*
chainguard	k3d	0
github.com	hashicorp/consul	1.10.1, 1.9.0, 0

Timeline

Sep 8, 2021 CVE Published
May 1, 2026 Security Advisory

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