CVE-2023-1296
mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.4.0 up to 1.5.0 did not correctly enforce deny policies applied to a workload’s variables. Fixed in 1.4.6 and 1.5.1.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–5.3
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affected products (11)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-hhvx-8755-4cvwHashicorp Nomad ACLs Cannot Deny Access to Workload’s Own Variables2023-07-06ghsa · osvUS
A vulnerability was identified in Nomad and Nomad Enterprise (“Nomad”) such that a deny ACL capability could not be applied to a workload’s own variables. If included, the Nomad ACL system will silently fail to block access. This vulnerability, CVE-2023-1296, was fixed in Nomad 1.4.6 and 1.5.1.
- GO-2023-1899Hashicorp Nomad ACLs Cannot Deny Access to Workload’s Own Variables in github.com/hashicorp/nomad2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Hashicorp Nomad ACLs Cannot Deny Access to Workload’s Own Variables in github.com/hashicorp/nomad
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-1296/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-09-nomad-acls-can-not-deny-access-to-workloads-own-variables/51390cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-09-nomad-acls-can-not-deny-access-to-workloads-own-variables/51390enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-09-nomad-acls-can-not-deny-access-to-workloads-own-variables/51390Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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