Answer in brief
CVE-2021-38698 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Txn.Apply endpoint allowed services to register proxies for other services, enabling access to service traffic.. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps github.com/hashicorp/consul (go), github.com/hashicorp/consul (go), github.com/hashicorp/consul (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps github.com/hashicorp/consul (go), github.com/hashicorp/consul (go), github.com/hashicorp/consul (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/hashicorp/consulgo | >=1.10.1 <1.10.2 | 1.10.2 |
| github.com/hashicorp/consulgo | >=1.9.0 <1.9.9 | 1.9.9 |
| github.com/hashicorp/consulgo | >=0 <1.8.15 | 1.8.15 |
Published upstream
Sep 8, 2021
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Txn.Apply endpoint allowed services to register proxies for other services, enabling access to service traffic. Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.