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CVE-2021-40862 (GCVE-0-2021-40862)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-15 18:03 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:51
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Summary
HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise up to v202108-1 contained an API endpoint that erroneously disclosed a sensitive URL to authenticated parties, which could be used for privilege escalation or unauthorized modification of a Terraform configuration. Fixed in v202109-1.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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