# CVE-2026-119168: Nomad allocation data migration may allow host directory permission modification via symlink following

> CVE-2026-119168: Nomad allocation data migration may allow host directory permission modification via symlink following. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-119168
Last updated: 2026-10-30T19:37:07Z

- Published: 2026-10-29 18:12 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-30 19:37 UTC · Assigner: HashiCorp
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.13%, 3th percentile (scored 2026-11-04)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-59

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- HashiCorp: Nomad
- HashiCorp: Nomad Enterprise

## Tracked companies

- [HashiCorp](https://rewindex.com/company/hashicorp.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119168)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119168)
- [https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-53-nomad-allocation-data-migration-may-allow-host-directory-permission-modification-via-symlink-following/77931](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-53-nomad-allocation-data-migration-may-allow-host-directory-permission-modification-via-symlink-following/77931)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-119168 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-119168.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-119168 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-05T14:47:25.896Z