Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-6959
CVE-2026-6959
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/nomadGo | < 1.11.0-rc.1.0.20260512123500-2a09fd62c238 | 1.11.0-rc.1.0.20260512123500-2a09fd62c238 |
Affected products
2- Range: <2.0.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3934-423w-4jq3ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6959ghsaADVISORY
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-14-nomad-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77416nvdWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad/commit/2a09fd62c23880ff306499ae03fe64628d82a23fghsaWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v2.0.1ghsaWEB
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