HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2024-12678
MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12678

CWE-266Published: December 20, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Nomad Community and Nomad Enterprise ("Nomad") allocations are vulnerable to privilege escalation within a namespace through unredacted workload identity tokens. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-12678, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 1.9.4 and Nomad Enterprise 1.9.4, 1.8.8, and 1.7.16.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-12678 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

hashicorp1 product(s)
nomad
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-29-nomad-allocations-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-within-a-namespace-using-unredacted-workload-identity-token/72119

All References (1)

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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-29-nomad-allocations-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-within-a-namespace-using-unredacted-workload-identity-token/72119Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2024-12678
CVSS Score6.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-266
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 20, 2024

Related CVEs (CWE-266)

CVE-2024-9479
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CVE-2019-10940
9.9
CVE-2025-62645
9.9
CVE-2026-42368
9.9

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2024-12678 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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