Consul-template vulnerable to sandbox path bypass in file helper via a symlink attack_CVE-2026-5061

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    "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.",
    "published": "2026-05-12T13:58:20.409Z",
    "modified": "2026-05-12T15:43:01.985Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Consul-template vulnerable to sandbox path bypass in file helper via a symlink attack",
    "source": "HashiCorp",
    "references": "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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