# CVE-2026-5061: Consul-template vulnerable to sandbox path bypass in file helper via a symlink attack

> CVE-2026-5061: Consul-template vulnerable to sandbox path bypass in file helper via a symlink attack. CVSS 4.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5061
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:58:22Z

- Published: 2026-05-12 13:58 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:58 UTC · Assigner: HashiCorp
- CVSS: 4.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.15%, 4th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-59

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- HashiCorp: Tooling

## Tracked companies

- [HashiCorp](https://rewindex.com/company/hashicorp.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5061)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5061)
- [https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-12-consul-template-vulnerable-to-sandbox-path-bypass-in-file-helper-through-symlink-attack/77414](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-12-consul-template-vulnerable-to-sandbox-path-bypass-in-file-helper-through-symlink-attack/77414)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5061 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-5061.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-5061 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:11:24.242Z