HIGH 7.0 NVD
CVE-2026-74796
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 t
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.
References
- https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-symlink-following-path-traversal
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2026-08-16 via NVD.
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