CVE-2026-14978: Unicode normalization mismatch in go-slug ignore pattern matching may bypass intended file exclusions
Medium · CVSS 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.14%, 3th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: ibm
Description
HashiCorp go-slug 0.4.0 through 0.18.2 could allow a local attacker to bypass .terraformignore exclusions and cause sensitive files to be included in Terraform slug uploads due to improper handling of Unicode normalization during path matching.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · CWE-176
Tracked companies
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Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
HashiCorp: go-slug
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284170 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)