{"id":"CVE-2020-12797","aliases":["BIT-consul-2020-12797","GHSA-hwqm-x785-qh8p","GO-2022-0847"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12797","summary":"Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource\tin Hashicorp Consul","details":"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.","published":"2020-06-11T20:15:11.210Z","modified":"2026-07-08T20:58:12.786813Z","cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","fixedVersion":"1.6.6"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","fixedVersion":"1.7.4"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047","label":"hashicorp/consul#8047"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.md"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.md"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T20:58:12.786813Z"}}