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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 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.

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Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low Priority
0.01%

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)

7-Day Exploitation Trend

Vulnerability Timeline

2 events
May 12, 2026
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
May 13, 2026
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.

Threat Actor Attribution

PREMIUM INTEL
Associated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes

Remediation & Mitigation

SOLUTION

Official patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.

# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-14-nomad-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77416Hashicorp

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Vulnerability Details

CVSS Base Score
6/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published Date
May 12, 2026
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
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