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CVE-2026-6959: Nomad vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-05-12 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
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 products
- HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: from 0.9.0 before 2.0.1 — fixed in 2.0.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise 2.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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