GHSA-chgm-7r52-whjj is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/consul. A fix is available for github.com/hashicorp/consul — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-chgm-7r52-whjj.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
github.com/hashicorp/consulReal-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
A vulnerability was identified in Consul and Consul Enterprise ("Consul") such that using URL paths in L7 traffic intentions could bypass HTTP request path-based access rules.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | ≥ 1.9.0&&< 1.20.1 | 1.20.1go get github.com/hashicorp/consul@v1.20.1 |
Affected Products
consulhashicorpDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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.
Fix
Update github.com/hashicorp/consul to 1.20.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-chgm-7r52-whjj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
This vulnerability is rated as important severity because the lack of path normalization in HashiCorp Consul allows attackers to exploit URL paths in L7 traffic intentions, bypassing defined permissions. This can compromise both confidentiality and integrity, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive data and…
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.Source: Red Hat security advisory for GHSA-chgm-7r52-whjj (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.23 | devspaces/traefik-rhel9:3.23-1756504388 | RHSA-2025:15847 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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