CVE-2026-105765

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.17.0 up to 2.0.4 are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API that may allow an attacker without a valid ACL token to retrieve a cached service leaf certificate and its private key. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105765) is fixed in Consul Community Edition 2.1.0 and Consul Enterprise 2.1.0 and 1.21.19.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title HCSEC-2026-46 - Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.17.0 up to 2.0.4 are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API that may allow an attacker without a valid ACL token to retrieve a cached service leaf certificate and its private key. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105765) is fixed in Consul Community Edition 2.1.0 and Consul Enterprise 2.1.0 and 1.21.19.
Title HCSEC-2026-46 - Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the agent's service mesh leaf certificate API
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 7:43 PM
Reserved
Oct 5, 2026, 7:12 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 26, 2026, 5:42 PM