CVE-2021-36230
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 20, 2021 at 08:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTerraform
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise releases up to v202106-1 did not properly perform authorization checks on a subset of API requests executed using the run token, allowing privilege escalation to organization owner. Fixed in v202107-1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 202107-1
Affected range stops below 202107-1, 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:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-18-terraform-enterprise-allowed-privilege-escalation-via-run-token/27070x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/terraform/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863
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