CVE-2020-28053
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 23, 2020 at 01:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorConsul
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with operator:read ACL permissions to read the Connect CA private key configuration. Fixed in 1.6.10, 1.7.10, and 1.8.6.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.2.0 ≤ v < 1.6.101.7.0 ≤ v < 1.7.101.8.0 ≤ v < 1.8.6
Affected range stops below 1.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.7.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.8.6, 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_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#186-november-19-2020Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consulCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863
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