{"id":"CVE-2026-74796","revision":"1f4e3a7c520b40f58706baff6277dce4","records":[{"revision":"1f4e3a7c520b40f58706baff6277dce4","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-74796","aliases":[],"title":"OpenTofu before 1.11.7 Symlink Following Path Traversal","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-16T13:14:18.365+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-08T15:24:46.513+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"opentofu","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"opentofu\",\n                    \"product\": \"opentofu\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1.11.7\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"1.11.7\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:golang/github.com/opentofu/opentofu\"\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","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","score":7,"severity":"HIGH"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-symlink-following-path-traversal"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74796","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-74796","identifiers":["CVE-2026-74796"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}