CVE-2026-6959
published 2026-05-12CVE-2026-6959: 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…
PriorityP428medium6CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSCCNIHAN
EPSS
0.17%
6.5th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | hashicorp_nomad | >= 0 < 1.11.0-rc.1.0.20260512123500-2a09fd62c238 | 1.11.0-rc.1.0.20260512123500-2a09fd62c238 |
| hashicorp | nomad | >= 0.9.0 < 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
| hashicorp | nomad_enterprise | >= 0.9.0 < 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.0MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
ghsa6.0MEDIUM
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VulDB
HashiCorp Nomad/Nomad Enterprise up to 2.0.0 link following
vuldb·2026-05-12
CVE-2026-6959 [CRITICAL] HashiCorp Nomad/Nomad Enterprise up to 2.0.0 link following
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 2.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in link following.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-6959. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.
It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
HashiCorp Nomad vulnerable to symlink attack
ghsa·2026-05-12·CVSS 6.0
CVE-2026-6959 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 HashiCorp Nomad vulnerable to symlink attack
HashiCorp Nomad vulnerable to symlink attack
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.
GHSA
GHSA-3934-423w-4jq3: HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise prior to 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-12·CVSS 6.0
CVE-2026-6959 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-3934-423w-4jq3: HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise prior to 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-12
Published