HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Raft RPC layer allows non-server agents with a valid certificate signed by the same CA to access server-only functionality, enabling privilege escalation. Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2.
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-2037
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-22-consul-raft-rpc-privilege-escalation/29024
Published: 2021-09-07
Updated: 2026-06-17
Named Vulnerability: GO-2022-0593Named Vulnerability: GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.01149