{"cve":"CVE-2020-28053","nvd":{"published":"2020-11-23T14:15:12.377","modified":"2026-06-17T03:10:04.663","status":"Modified","description":"HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with operator:read ACL permissions to read the Connect CA private key configuration. Fixed in 1.6.10, 1.7.10, and 1.8.6.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#186-november-19-2020","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09","https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul","https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#186-november-19-2020","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09"],"products":["hashicorp:consul"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:11:20.317016139+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-28053","score":0.01453,"percentile":0.73433,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6m72-467w-94rh","summary":"Privilege Escalation in HashiCorp Consul","modified":"2024-06-28T15:58:44.521738Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul","ranges":[">=1.2.0 <1.6.10"],"fixed":["1.6.10"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul","ranges":[">=1.7.0 <1.7.10"],"fixed":["1.7.10"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul","ranges":[">=1.8.0 <1.8.6"],"fixed":["1.8.6"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-2505","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-2505","summary":"Privilege Escalation in HashiCorp Consul in github.com/hashicorp/consul","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:34.923488Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/consul","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul","ranges":[">=1.2.0 <1.6.10",">=1.7.0 <1.7.10",">=1.8.0 <1.8.6"],"fixed":["1.6.10","1.7.10","1.8.6"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}