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CVE-2020-12797 — consul

MEDIUMFix: hashicorp/consul#8047

CVE-2020-12797 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/consul. A fix is available for github.com/hashicorp/consul — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Hashicorp Consul

Also known asBIT-consul-2020-12797GHSA-hwqm-x785-qh8pGO-2022-0847
Published
Updated
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk-0.04%
Lower risk than most CVEs74th percentile — riskier than 74% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.68%1.37%2.05%0.4%1.5%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-12797 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
🐹github.com/hashicorp/consul🐹github.com/hashicorp/consul

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.

Specific Go Packages Affected

github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/hashicorp/consul≥ 1.6.0&&< 1.6.61.6.6go get github.com/hashicorp/consul@v1.6.6
🐹Gogithub.com/hashicorp/consul≥ 1.7.0&&< 1.7.41.7.4go get github.com/hashicorp/consul@v1.7.4

Affected Products

1 product · 4 configurations
Application
consulhashicorp
≥ 1.7.0 && ≤ 1.6.6
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/hashicorp/consul, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/hashicorp/consul to 1.6.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-12797 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4. ### Specific Go Packages Affected github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs
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CVE-2020-12797: consul — Fixed in 1.6.6