Nomad allocation data migration may allow host directory permission modification via symlink following

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-119168
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerHashiCorp
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-29 19:17:21 UTC
Updated2026-10-29 19:17:21 UTC
DescriptionHashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise are vulnerable to symlink following during same-client allocation data migration that may allow a malicious workload to change permissions and ownership of host directories. This could allow unauthorized access to host data or modification of host files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-119168) is fixed in Nomad 2.1.0 and Nomad Enterprise 2.1.0, 1.11.12, and 1.10.18.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-59 | CWE-59 CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA HashiCorp Nomad affected 0.5.3 2.1.0 semver 64 bit, 32 bit, x86, ARM, MacOS, Windows, Linux
CNA HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise affected 0.5.3 2.1.0 semver 64 bit, 32 bit, x86, ARM, MacOS, Windows, Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-53-nomad-allocation-data-migration-may-allow-hos... [email protected] discuss.hashicorp.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: This issue was reported to HashiCorp by Sajda Kabir ([http://github.com/sajdakabir|http://github.com/sajdakabir]). (en)

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