CVE-2026-119168 Nomad allocation data migration may allow host directory permission modification via symlink following
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-119168?
CVE-2026-119168 is a high-severity vulnerability in HashiCorp Nomad, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119168?
How do I fix CVE-2026-119168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-119168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwr3-7cq5-x5mf.