CVE-2026-6959

Published: Mag 12, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 12, 2026
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MEDIUM 6,0
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none

Description

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HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write on the client host as the Nomad process user through a symlink attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-6959) is fixed in Nomad 2.0.1, 1.11.5 and 1.10.11.

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Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Draft
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Access Control Other
Potential Impacts:
Read Files Or Directories Modify Files Or Directories Bypass Protection Mechanism Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Operating Systems: Windows, Unix
Likelihood of Exploit: Medium
View CWE Details
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-14-nomad-arbitra…
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