OpenTofu before 1.11.7 fails to validate existing symlinks in the provider cache directory during initialization. Attackers can place a malicious symlink in a trusted working directory to cause tofu init to write provider package contents to arbitrary filesystem locations outside the working tree.
History

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Metrics ssvc

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


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First Time appeared Opentofu
Opentofu opentofu
Vendors & Products Opentofu
Opentofu opentofu

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Description OpenTofu before 1.11.7 fails to validate existing symlinks in the provider cache directory during initialization. Attackers can place a malicious symlink in a trusted working directory to cause tofu init to write provider package contents to arbitrary filesystem locations outside the working tree.
Title OpenTofu before 1.11.7 Symlink Following Path Traversal
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-16T13:14:18.365Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T15:30:59.808Z

Reserved: 2026-08-16T12:59:42.222Z

Link: CVE-2026-74796

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T15:30:55.588Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-16T14:16:57.727

Modified: 2026-08-17T16:17:48.943

Link: CVE-2026-74796

cve-icon Redhat

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