Nomad’s exec2 task driver vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack_CVE-2026-8052

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    "description": "HashiCorp Nomad\u2019s exec2 task driver prior to 0.1.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write on the client host as the Nomad process user through a symlink attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8052) is fixed in version 0.1.2 of the exec2 task driver.",
    "published": "2026-05-12T19:09:15.248Z",
    "modified": "2026-05-12T19:09:15.248Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Nomad's exec2 task driver vulnerable to arbitrary file read/write on client host through symlink attack",
    "source": "HashiCorp",
    "references": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-13-nomads-exec2-task-driver-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-write-on-client-host-through-symlink-attack/77415",
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