CVE-2026-6959

{"id": "CVE-2026-6959", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@hashicorp.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.0, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 4.0, "exploitabilityScore": 1.5}]}, "published": "2026-05-12T20:16:46.267", "references": [{"url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-14-nomad-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77416", "source": "security@hashicorp.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@hashicorp.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-59"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "lastModified": "2026-05-13T15:53:17.173", "sourceIdentifier": "security@hashicorp.com"}