CVE-2026-74796
OpenTofu before 1.11.7 fails to validate existing symlinks in the provider cache directory during initialization. Attackers can place a malicious symlink in a trusted working directory to cause tofu init to write provider package contents to arbitrary filesystem locations outside the working tree.
Published:Aug 16, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 17, 2026
EPS:Aug 16, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00229
CVSS Score:6.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Opentofu
Product
Opentofu
Opentofu
Opentofu
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
