CVE-2026-19016

Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API

Published Aug 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
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Description Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
Title Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2026, 8:21 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 7, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 3:47 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 7, 2026, 7:18 PM