CVE-2020-28053
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Privilege Escalation in HashiCorp Consul in github.com/hashicorp/consul
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
Debian Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.6+dfsg1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | >=1.2.0,<1.6.10 | 1.6.10 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | >=1.7.0,<1.7.10 | 1.7.10 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | >=1.8.0,<1.8.6 | 1.8.6 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28053
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28053
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/9240
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/commit/ff5215d882ac51b49c2647aac46b42aa9c890ce3
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#186-november-19-2020
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.