# CVE-2020-28348: GO-2022-0770 - Path Traversal in HashiCorp Nomad in github.com/hashicorp/nomad

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-28348-path-traversal-in-hashicorp-nomad  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-28348 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Path Traversal in HashiCorp Nomad in github.com/hashicorp/nomad

Technologies: [github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-hashicorp-nomad). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-28348 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-28348 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-28348?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.9.0,fixed=0.10.8, SEMVER:introduced=0.9.0,fixed=0.10.8,introduced=0.11.0-beta1,fixed=0.11.7,introduced=0.12.0-beta1,fixed=0.12.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-28348?** Yes. github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): upgrade to 0.10.8, 0.12.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-28348?** Check whether you run github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): upgrade to 0.10.8, 0.12.8 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v0.12.8
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.9.0,fixed=0.10.8, SEMVER:introduced=0.9.0,fixed=0.10.8,introduced=0.11.0-beta1,fixed=0.11.7,introduced=0.12.0-beta1,fixed=0.12.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-28348
- GHSA-5x92-p4p5-33c4
- GO-2022-0770

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