CVE-2026-119168: Nomad allocation data migration may allow host directory permission modification via symlink following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-119168 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in hashicorp nomad. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 29-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 2.1.1 and Nomad Enterprise 2.1.0, 1.11.12, and 1.10.18.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Hashicorp2 products
- nomad≥ 0.5.3, < 2.1.1
- nomad enterprise≥ 0.5.3, < 2.1.0
Ubuntu1 product
- nomadAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 3 products