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    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
    Opentofu
    Product
    Opentofu

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High