CVE-2021-43415 — nomad
HIGHCVE-2021-43415 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/nomad. A fix is available for github.com/hashicorp/nomad — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Improper Authentication in HashiCorp Nomad
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2021-43415 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/hashicorp/nomad🐹github.com/hashicorp/nomad🐹github.com/hashicorp/nomadReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 1.0.13, 1.1.7, and 1.2.0, with the QEMU task driver enabled, allowed authenticated users with job submission capabilities to bypass the configured allowed image paths. Fixed in 1.0.14, 1.1.8, and 1.2.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | all versions | 1.0.14go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.0.14 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | ≥ 1.1.0&&< 1.1.8 | 1.1.8go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.1.8 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | ≥ 1.2.0&&< 1.2.1 | 1.2.1go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.2.1 |
Affected Products
nomadhashicorpDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/hashicorp/nomad, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/hashicorp/nomad to 1.0.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-43415 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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