CRE-2025-0064

Terraform Cloud Authentication FailureHigh

Impact: 5/10

Mitigation: 2/10

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TerraformPermissionsAuthentication

Description

- This error occurs when Terraform Cloud authentication fails due to missing or invalid API tokens, workspace or organization misconfiguration, or insufficient permissions.\n

Mitigation

- Set the TERRAFORM_CLOUD_TOKEN environment variable.\n- Double‑check your backend config.\n- Verify connectivity via the CLI.\n- Check user access in Terraform Cloud: Go to your organization's settings > teams > permissions.\n

References

• https://support.hashicorp.com/hc/en-us/articles/22973120543123-401-Unauthorized-Error-Downloading-State-from-API-After-Upgrade-to-Terraform-Enterprise-v202311-1
• https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cloud-docs/users-teams-organizations/api-tokens?utm_source=chatgpt.com