CVE-2026-19016
Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.2
Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-19016- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-54605
4.2
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
EUVD-2026-54605- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qhj-3fg3-mh5r
4.2
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session...
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
GHSA-7qhj-3fg3-mh5r- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.2
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-19016- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.2
Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-19016- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-19016
4.2
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19016- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-19016
4.2
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19016- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-consul-2026-19016 No score
Authorization bypass for session deletion in the transaction API
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.19.1 through 2.0.2 did not enforce the {{session:write}} ACL permission for session deletion operations submitted through the transaction API. An authenticated caller with network access to the Consul server RPC port could delete arbitrary sessions without holding the required permission. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-19016, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
- Record
BIT-consul-2026-19016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
consulBitnami |
1.19.1 up to 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 |
consulDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.12+dfsg1-11.8.7+dfsg1-21.8.7+dfsg1-31.8.7+dfsg1-41.8.7+dfsg1-51.8.7+dfsg1-61.9.17+dfsg2-1 |
None known |
consulUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.4~dfsg-3 |
None known |
consulUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.7~dfsg1-5ubuntu11.4.4~dfsg1-2ubuntu21.5.2+dfsg1-61.5.2+dfsg1-101.5.2+dfsg1-121.5.2+dfsg2-14 |
None known |
consulUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.4+dfsg1-11.8.7+dfsg1-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-19016 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Hashicorp Consul, published August 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in consul 2.0.3.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-25-multiple-vulnerabilities-impacting-hashicorp-consul/77629
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19016
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qhj-3fg3-mh5r
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/19xxx/CVE-2026-19016.json
github.com/hashicorp/consul
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-19016
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-19016
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19016