CVE-2026-2808 (GCVE-0-2026-2808)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 23:08 – Updated: 2026-04-17 17:57
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Title
Consul vulnerable to arbitrary file reads through the vault kubernetes authentication provider
Summary
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.18.20 up to 1.21.10 and 1.22.4 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read when configured with Kubernetes authentication. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-2808, is fixed in Consul 1.18.21, 1.21.11 and 1.22.5.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HashiCorp Consul Affected: 0 , < 1.22.5 (semver)
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Credits
This issue was identified by Defang Bo.
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