CVE-2026-5061 | BDVDB-2026-332279 Detail

HashiCorpTooling

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.

Impact#

CAPEC-132: Symlink Attack

Weaknesses#

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-05-12Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-05-12
Last modified: 2026-05-12

Vendor information

Vendor: HashiCorp
Product: Tooling

All HashiCorp vulnerabilities

Score

4.7 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 4.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 0.1.0 and < 0.42.0
Fixed
0.42.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.7 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).