Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-12797
CVE-2020-12797
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/consulGo | >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.6 | 1.6.6 |
github.com/hashicorp/consulGo | >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
Affected products
5- HashiCorp/Consuldescription
- osv-coords2 versions
>= 1.4.0, < 1.6.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.4.0, < 1.6.7
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.6
Patches
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References
7- github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwqm-x785-qh8pghsaADVISORY
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.mdnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.mdnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12797ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/commit/98eea08d3ba1b220a14cf6eedf3b6b07ae2795d7ghsaWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/5606ghsaWEB
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