{"id":"CVE-2026-74796","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74796","summary":"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…","details":"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.","published":"2026-08-16T14:16:57.727","modified":"2026-08-16T14:16:57.727","cvss":{"score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-symlink-following-path-traversal"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-16T14:16:57.727"}}