Nomad Unauthenticated Client Agent HTTP Request Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise versions 1.5.0 up to 1.5.2 allow unauthenticated users to bypass intended ACL authorizations for clusters where mTLS is not enabled. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nomad (HashiCorp): 1.5.3Nomad Enterprise (HashiCorp): 1.5.3+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | Nomad | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| HashiCorp | Nomad Enterprise | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-f8r8-h93m-mj77 |
- Nomad VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 Fixed in 1.5.3 Patch available CNA
- Nomad Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 Fixed in 1.5.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.5.0 to before 1.5.3 Fixed in 1.5.3 Patch available GHSA-f8r8-h93m-mj77
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nomad (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.5.3
- Fix · CNA Nomad Enterprise (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.5.3
- Fix · GHSA-f8r8-h93m-mj77 github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) Fixed in 1.5.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8r8-h93m-mj77
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-2020-06436 HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 0.10.2 incorrectly validated role/region… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2023-1782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8r8-h93m-mj77 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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