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CVE-2020-7955

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7955 describes a vulnerability in HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise versions 1.4.1 through 1.6.2, where Access Control Lists (ACLs) were not consistently applied across all API endpoints. This flaw could lead to unintended information disclosure. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it is a network-based attack requiring low complexity, with a potential impact of unauthorized information access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.4.1, < 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.4.1, < 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0141 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/hashicorp/consulFixed in: 1.6.3

Vendor Advisories (2)

goGHSA-r9w6-rhh9-7v53medium

Incorrect Authorization in HashiCorp Consul

Jul 28, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-7955Moderate

consul: Missing access control in HTTP API endpoints

Jan 29, 2020

References

github.com / hashicorp/consul/issues/7160
Third Party Advisory
hashicorp.com / blog/category/consul
Vendor Advisory