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CVE-2024-6717: HashiCorp Nomad is vulnerable to path escape through archive unpacking during migration

July 23, 2024 (updated February 4, 2026)

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.6.12 up to 1.7.9, and 1.8.1 archive unpacking during migration is vulnerable to path escaping of the allocation directory. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-6717, is fixed in Nomad 1.6.13, 1.7.10, and 1.8.2.

References

  • discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-15-nomad-vulnerable-to-allocation-directory-path-escape-through-archive-unpacking/68781
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mqx-rpxv-mvxj
  • github.com/hashicorp/nomad
  • github.com/hashicorp/nomad/commit/ef6cdec8847e0698d386d1fd3761743df758ef99
  • github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v1.8.2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6717

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.8.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.8.2 or above.

Impact 7.7 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-610: Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

Source file

go/github.com/hashicorp/nomad/CVE-2024-6717.yml

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