CVE-2026-15972
Unauthenticated denial of service via unbounded external gRPC connection acceptance
Description
Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.13.0 through 2.0.2 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated denial of service through unbounded connection acceptance on the external gRPC listeners. A remote attacker may exhaust agent file descriptors, goroutines, and memory by opening many incomplete connections, potentially preventing legitimate clients from connecting. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-15972, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 67fedba0-ff2e-4543-ba5b-aa93e87718cc | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Consul to version 2.0.3 or later.
- Update Consul Enterprise to 1.21.17, 1.22.11, or 2.0.3.
- Apply vendor patches as soon as possible.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-15972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-25-multiple-vulnerabilities-impacting-hashicorp-consul/77629 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
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weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/hashicorp/consul', 'vendor': 'HashiCorp', 'product': 'Consul', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1.13.0', 'lessThan': '2.0.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'platforms': ['64 bit', '32 bit', 'x86', 'ARM', 'MacOS', 'Windows', 'Linux'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://github.com/hashicorp/consul', 'vendor': 'HashiCorp', 'product': 'Consul Enterprise', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'changes': [{'at': '1.21.17', 'status': 'unaffected'}, {'at': '1.22.11', 'status': 'unaffected'}], 'version': '1.13.0', 'lessThan': '2.0.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'platforms': ['64 bit', '32 bit', 'x86', 'ARM', 'MacOS', 'Windows', 'Linux'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description Consul Community Edition and Consul Enterprise 1.13.0 through 2.0.2 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated denial of service through unbounded connection acceptance on the external gRPC listeners. A remote attacker may exhaust agent file descriptors, goroutines, and memory by opening many incomplete connections, potentially preventing legitimate clients from connecting. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-15972, is fixed in Consul 2.0.3 and Consul Enterprise 1.21.17, 1.22.11, and 2.0.3. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added Reference https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-25-multiple-vulnerabilities-impacting-hashicorp-consul/77629