CVE-2020-12797
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 11, 2020 at 07:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorConsul
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.61.4.0 ≤ v < 1.6.61.7.0 ≤ v < 1.7.4
Affected range stops below 1.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.mdx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.mdx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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