CVE-2026-8052Nomad's exec2 task driver vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.0 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- HashiCorp
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
HashiCorp Shared library hashicorp:shared_library (from the name) | from 0.1.0 before 0.1.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-13-nomads-exec2-task-driver-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77415
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