GHSA-wqwc-x3rc-2xw6
HashiCorp Nomad’s exec2 task driver vulnerable to a symlink attack
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-exec2 | < 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
HashiCorp Nomad’s exec2 task driver prior to 0.1.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write on the client host as the Nomad process user through a symlink attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8052) is fixed in version 0.1.2 of the exec2 task driver.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8052
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-13-nomads-exec2-task-driver-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlin…
- https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-exec2
- https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-exec2/releases/tag/v0.1.2