CVE-2026-105608
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in service mesh proxy registration. This may allow a user with service write permission to apply Envoy escape-hatch configuration without the required mesh write permission. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105608) is fixed in Consul Community Edition 2.1.0 and Consul Enterprise 2.1.0 and 1.21.19.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 18:17:26.910000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:17:39.640000
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"id": "CVE-2026-105608",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-26T18:17:26.910",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:17:39.640",
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}
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"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
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"type": "Secondary",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-47-consul-vulnerable-to-an-authorization-bypass-in-service-mesh-registration/77912",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}