CVE-2024-6717: HashiCorp Nomad is vulnerable to path escape through archive unpacking during migration

CVE-2024-6717 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-01-12

HashiCorp Nomad is vulnerable to path escape through archive unpacking during migration in github.com/hashicorp/nomad

Technologies: github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-6717 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-6717 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-6717?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 January 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.1, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-6717?
Yes. github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): upgrade to 1.11.1, 1.8.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-6717?
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 1.11.1, 1.8.2 or later
    go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.11.1

Affected products

  • github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.1, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-6717
  • GHSA-5mqx-rpxv-mvxj
  • GO-2026-4278

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