VDB-428718 · CVE-2026-119168 · GCVE-0-2026-119168

HashiCorp Nomad prior 2.1.0/1.11.12/1.10.18 Data Migration symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in HashiCorp Nomad. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Data Migration. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-119168. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in HashiCorp Nomad. Affected is an unknown part of the component Data Migration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise are vulnerable to symlink following during same-client allocation data migration that may allow a malicious workload to change permissions and ownership of host directories. This could allow unauthorized access to host data or modification of host files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-119168) is fixed in Nomad 2.1.0 and Nomad Enterprise 2.1.0, 1.11.12, and 1.10.18.

The advisory is available at discuss.hashicorp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-119168 since 10/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 2.1.0, 1.11.12 or 1.10.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

HashiCorp

Name

Nomad

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (HashiCorp): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Nomad 2.1.0/1.11.12/1.10.18

Timelineinfo

10/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/29/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.hashicorp.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: HashiCorp
CVE: CVE-2026-119168 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-119168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-428718

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2026 19:42
Changes: 10/29/2026 19:42 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103