HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.18.2 Unicode Normalization privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.18.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Unicode Normalization. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-14978. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.18.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Unicode Normalization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HashiCorp go-slug 0.4.0 through 0.18.2 could allow a local attacker to bypass .terraformignore exclusions and cause sensitive files to be included in Terraform slug uploads due to improper handling of Unicode normalization during path matching.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-14978 since 07/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• HashiCorp

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• go-slug

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• 0.18.0
• 0.18.1
• 0.18.2

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• open-source

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