CVE-2026-5061

MEDIUM EPSS 1.5%

Published May 12, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

4.7 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published May 12, 2026 1mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The consul-template library before version 0.42.0 is vulnerable to a sandbox path bypass in the file template helper that may allow reading an out-of-sandbox file. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5061) is fixed in consul-template 0.42.0.

CVSS Details

Base Score

4.7

Exploitability

1.0

Impact

3.6

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

1.5% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

References 1

discuss.hashicorp.com https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-12-consul-template-vulnerable-to-sandbox-path-bypass-in-file-helper-through-symlink-attack/77414

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.