CVE-2026-8052
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.
Published:May 12, 2026
Last Modified:May 13, 2026
EPS:May 12, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
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Vendor
Hashicorp
Product
Shared Library
Hashicorp
Shared Library
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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