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CVE-2026-87090

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path

8.3 HighFix available

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.2 points since Sep 11, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.3

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
CVE-2026-87090
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-75679 8.3

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
EUVD-2026-75679
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjp7-4wvg-9f57 8.3

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write...

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
GHSA-mjp7-4wvg-9f57
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.3

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
CVE-2026-87090
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.3

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
CVE-2026-87090
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-87090 8.3

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-87090
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-consul-2026-87090 No score

Consul vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to an authorization bypass in the catalog node-write path that may allow an authenticated attacker to delete another node's catalog registration and take over its node identity. An attacker with a token granting node-write permission on any single node name may exploit this issue if they can obtain the node ID of a node they do not control. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87090) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

Record
BIT-consul-2026-87090
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
consul
Bitnami
0.1.0 up to 2.0.4
2.0.4
consul
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.6.4~dfsg-3
None known
consul
Ubuntu: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
consul
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.7.4+dfsg1-11.8.7+dfsg1-3
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-87090 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Hashicorp Consul, published September 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in consul 2.0.4.

References

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