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HashiCorp Nomad is vulnerable to path escape through archive unpacking during migration

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 23, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 4, 2026

Package

gomod github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go)

Affected versions

< 1.8.2

Patched versions

1.8.2

Description

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

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 23, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 23, 2024
Reviewed Jan 5, 2026
Last updated Feb 4, 2026

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(52nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2024-6717

GHSA ID

GHSA-5mqx-rpxv-mvxj

Source code

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