CVE-2026-87993 (GCVE-0-2026-87993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 19:00 – Updated: 2026-09-10 19:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Consul-template vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in error handling
Summary
The consul-template library is vulnerable to an information disclosure issue in its error handling path that may allow Vault secret values to appear in template error messages, log output, and downstream surfaces such as Nomad task events. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87993) is fixed in consul-template 0.43.0.
Severity
7.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 19:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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