CVE-2021-41805

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.33% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul product vendor advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-29-consul-enterprise-namespace-default-acls-allow-privilege-escalation/31871 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0007/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41805?
CVE-2021-41805 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41805?
To fix CVE-2021-41805, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-41805 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-41805 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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