HashiCorp Consul (and Consul Enterprise) 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows a client to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain the privileges of one other arbitrary token within secondary datacenters, because a token with literally "<hidden>" as its secret is used in unusual circumstances
Published Mar 5, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
HashiCorp Consul (and Consul Enterprise) 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows a client to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain the privileges of one other arbitrary token within secondary datacenters, because a token with literally "<hidden>" as its secret is used in unusual circumstances.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01251) | 68.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01251) | 68.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 60.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 59.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 57.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhm8-cxcv-pwvc Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/003370ded024096cd89fb2aa2bc15293c23b9707/agent/consul/leader.go#L405
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/commit/90040f8bffb311e6cd8599273e95b607175e311f
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/5423 x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8336
Change history (0)
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