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CVE-2023-1299: Nomad Job Submitter Privilege Escalation Using Workload Identity

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.5.0 allow a job submitter to escalate to management-level privileges using workload identity and task API. Fixed in 1.5.1.

Affected products

• HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: 1.5.0

References

• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-08-nomad-job-submitter-privilege-escalation-using-workload-identity/51389
• https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-08-nomad-job-submitter-privilege-escalation-using-workload-identity/51389

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