CVE-2024-12678

Nomad Allocations Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation Within A Namespace Using Unredacted Workload Identity Tokens

Published Dec 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nomad Community and Nomad Enterprise ("Nomad") allocations are vulnerable to privilege escalation within a namespace through unredacted workload identity tokens. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-12678, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 1.9.4 and Nomad Enterprise 1.9.4, 1.8.8, and 1.7.16.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3593 Nomad Community and Nomad Enterprise ("Nomad") allocations are vulnerable to privilege escalation within a namespace through unredacted workload identity tokens. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-12678, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 1.9.4 and Nomad Enterprise 1.9.4, 1.8.8, and 1.7.16.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf Hashicorp Nomad Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp nomad
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:nomad:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:nomad:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp nomad
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00065}

epss

{'score': 0.00073}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nomad Community and Nomad Enterprise ("Nomad") allocations are vulnerable to privilege escalation within a namespace through unredacted workload identity tokens. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-12678, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 1.9.4 and Nomad Enterprise 1.9.4, 1.8.8, and 1.7.16.
Title Nomad Allocations Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation Within A Namespace Using Unredacted Workload Identity Tokens
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Dec 20, 2024, 5:08 PM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2024, 4:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 20, 2024, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 20, 2024, 1:49 AM