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CVE-2023-1296

Nomad ACLs Can Not Deny Access to Workload's Own Variables

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2023 at 02:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNomad

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nomad· Hashicorp
95%
1.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.61.4.01.5.0
Affected range stops below 1.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-09-nomad-acls-can-not-deny-access-to-workloads-own-variables/51390

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-682CWE-862

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