Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-8052
CVE-2026-8052
Description
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.
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Affected packages
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| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-exec2Go | < 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqwc-x3rc-2xw6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8052ghsaADVISORY
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-13-nomads-exec2-task-driver-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77415nvdWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-exec2/releases/tag/v0.1.2ghsaWEB
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