CVE-2026-6959 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6959: Nomad vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Nomad
Weakness CWE-59
Published May 12, 2026
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 12, 2026 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated