CVE-2026-87993
Consul-template vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in error handling
CVE-2026-87993 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Hashicorp Tooling, published September 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in consul 0.43.0.
- Severity
- 7.7 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.38%EPSS, 32nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.43.0consul
Description
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
consulBitnami | 0.27.2 up to 0.43.0 | 0.43.0 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.7
Consul-template vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in error handling
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-87993- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-75701 7.7
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-75701- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4cr-56m4-rqc8 7.7
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error...
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
GHSA-h4cr-56m4-rqc8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 7.7
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-87993- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 7.7
Consul-template vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in error handling
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-87993- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-consul-2026-87993No score
Consul-template vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in error handling
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
- Record
BIT-consul-2026-87993- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-38-consul-template-vulnerable-to-an-information-disclosure-issue-in-error-handling/77740
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87993
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4cr-56m4-rqc8
github.com/hashicorp/consul-template
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87993.json