HashiCorp Consul Service Mesh Proxy Auth Bypass (pre2.1.0)
CVE-2026-105608 Published on October 26, 2026
Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in service mesh registration
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in service mesh proxy registration. This may allow a user with service write permission to apply Envoy escape-hatch configuration without the required mesh write permission. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105608) is fixed in Consul Community Edition 2.1.0 and Consul Enterprise 2.1.0 and 1.21.19.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
The software does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-105608
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Affected Versions
HashiCorp Consul:- Version 2.0.4 and below 2.1.0 is affected.
- Version 2.0.4 and below 2.1.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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