SCA: security update for github.com/hashicorp/consul (GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413834

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2021-37219)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccw8-7688-vqx4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 413834

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37219

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37219

cwe: CWE-295