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CVE-2026-6959: HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write on the client host...

MEDIUM CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.01%

Published: May 12, 2026 | Last Modified: May 12, 2026

Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write on the client host as the Nomad process user through a symlink attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-6959) is fixed in Nomad 2.0.1, 1.11.5 and 1.10.11.

Ghostwire Analysis — What This Means Practically

Exploitation Probability (EPSS): Low — 0.01% (1th percentile)

Low exploitation probability based on current threat landscape data. Standard patching timeline is appropriate.

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