CVE-2024-6717: Nomad Vulnerable to Allocation Directory Path Escape Through Archive Unpacking

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-610

Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.6.12 up to 1.7.9, and 1.8.1 archive unpacking during migration is vulnerable to path escaping of the allocation directory. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-6717, is fixed in Nomad 1.6.13, 1.7.10, and 1.8.2.

Affected products

HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: from 1.7.0 before 1.7.10; 1.6.12, 1.8.1 — fixed in 1.7.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise 1.7.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-15-nomad-vulnerable-to-allocation-directory-path-escape-through-archive-unpacking/68781
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-15-nomad-vulnerable-to-allocation-directory-path-escape-through-archive-unpacking/68781

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