CVE-2026-87090

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path

Published Sep 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp consul
Hashicorp consul Enterprise
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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Description Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.
Title Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 7:02 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2026, 7:58 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 10, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 7:45 PM