CVE-2026-8052 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-8052: Nomad's exec2 task driver vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Shared library
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’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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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