Consul v1.22.5

1.22.5 (February 26, 2026)

SECURITY:

• security: upgrade go version to 1.25.7 [GH-23204]
• dockerfile: the Consul build Go base image to alpine3.23 [GH-23194]
• connect: Migrate to aws-sdk-go-v2 from aws-sdk-go (v1). Also updated consul-awsauth and go-secure-stdlib/awsutil dependencies to their v2 versions. [GH-23109]
• security: Configure HTTP server timeouts to prevent Slowloris denial-of-service attacks on agent HTTP endpoints and pprof endpoints. [GH-22739]
• security: Patched Vault CA provider to prevent arbitrary file reads via Kubernetes, JWT, and AppRole methods. [GH-23249]
• security: Introduced debounce timing for synchronization operations within federationStateAntiEntropySync. [GH-23196]

IMPROVEMENTS:

• api-gateway: Fixed "duplicate matcher" errors in Envoy when using multiple file-system certificates on a single TLS listener. The certificates are now consolidated into a single filter chain, allowing Envoy to select the correct one. [GH-23212]
• agent: Fix vault provider failure when signing intermediate CA with isCA=true in CSR [GH-23202]
• cli: Added --aws-iam-endpoint flag to consul login command for AWS IAM auth method to support custom IAM endpoint configuration [GH-23109]
• docs: Refreshed the security documentation to include the new HTTP server timeout defaults and relevant configuration options. [GH-23246]
• api: Cancel context check for watches cache fetch to stop execution when manager deregisters the watch. [GH-23157]