HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 0.10.2 incorrectly validated role/region…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 0.10.2 incorrectly validated role/region associated with TLS certificates used for mTLS RPC, and were susceptible to privilege escalation. Fixed in 0.10.3.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00983 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): 0.10.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) | before 0.10.3 | 0.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-cj2h-ww36-v932 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.10.3 Fixed in 0.10.3 Patch available GHSA-cj2h-ww36-v932
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cj2h-ww36-v932 github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) Fixed in 0.10.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj2h-ww36-v932
References
More HashiCorp Nomad vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09419 HashiCorp Nomad 0.9.0 through 0.9.1 has Incorrect Access Control via the exec driver. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-12559 HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise version 0.2.0 up to 1.3.0 were impacted by go-getter… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01674 Nomad Unauthenticated Client Agent HTTP Request Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-16532 HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise version 0.9.0 up to 0.12.5 client file sandbox… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-19357 HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 1.0.13, 1.1.7, and 1.2.0, with the QEMU task… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01226 Nomad Job Submitter Privilege Escalation Using Workload Identity CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-7956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj2h-ww36-v932 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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