CVE-2026-87106

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10

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CVE-2026-87106 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to a denial of service in the native RPC listener that may allow an authenticated client to exhaust server memory before ACL authorization is evaluated. A client that can complete the internal RPC mTLS handshake may exploit this issue without holding a valid ACL token.

Description

Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to a denial of service in the native RPC listener that may allow an authenticated client to exhaust server memory before ACL authorization is evaluated. A client that can complete the internal RPC mTLS handshake may exploit this issue without holding a valid ACL token. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87106) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
HashiCorpConsul>= 1.21.0, < 2.0.4
HashiCorpConsul Enterprise>= 1.21.0, < 2.0.4

References

Timeline

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Status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-87106?
Consul and Consul Enterprise are vulnerable to a denial of service in the native RPC listener that may allow an authenticated client to exhaust server memory before ACL authorization is evaluated. A client that can complete the internal RPC mTLS handshake may exploit this issue without holding a valid ACL token. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87106) is fixed in Consul 2.0.4 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.18, 1.22.12 and 2.0.4.
How severe is CVE-2026-87106?
CVE-2026-87106 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-87106?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST