CVE-2024-12678
Nomad Allocations Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation Within A Namespace Using Unredacted Workload Identity Tokens
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
Nomad Allocations Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation Within A Namespace Using Unredacted Workload Identity Tokens
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-12678- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3593
6.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3593- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf
6.5
Hashicorp Nomad Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-12678- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Nomad Allocations Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation Within A Namespace Using Unredacted Workload Identity Tokens
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-12678- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf
6.5
Hashicorp Nomad Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-12678
6.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12678- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-3354 No score
Hashicorp Nomad Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/nomad
Hashicorp Nomad Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/nomad
- Record
GO-2024-3354- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14608-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241220T214820-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241220T214820-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14608-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:0060-1 No score
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues:
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Update to version 0.0.20250108T191942 2025-01-08T19:19:42Z. Refs jsc#PED-11136 Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3371 GHSA-2r2v-9pf8-6342
- GO-2025-3374 CVE-2025-22130 GHSA-j4jw-m6xr-fv6c
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Update to version 0.0.20250107T160406 2025-01-07T16:04:06Z. Refs jsc#PED-11136 Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2025-3363 GO-2025-3364 GO-2025-3367 GO-2025-3368
- GO-2024-3355 CVE-2024-54148 GHSA-r7j8-5h9c-f6fx
- GO-2024-3356 CVE-2024-55947 GHSA-qf5v-rp47-55gg
- GO-2024-3357 CVE-2024-56362 GHSA-xwx7-p63r-2rj8
- GO-2024-3358 CVE-2024-45387 GHSA-vq94-9pfv-ccqr
- GO-2024-3359 CVE-2024-28892 GHSA-5qww-56gc-f66c
- GO-2024-3360 CVE-2024-25133 GHSA-wgqq-9qh8-wvqv
- GO-2025-3361 CVE-2024-55196 GHSA-rv83-h68q-c4wq
- GO-2025-3362 CVE-2025-21609 GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498
- GO-2025-3363 CVE-2024-56514 GHSA-cwrh-575j-8vr3
- GO-2025-3364 CVE-2024-56513 GHSA-mg7w-c9x2-xh7r
- GO-2025-3367 CVE-2025-21614 GHSA-r9px-m959-cxf4
- GO-2025-3368 CVE-2025-21613 GHSA-v725-9546-7q7m
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Update to version 0.0.20241220T214820 2024-12-20T21:48:20Z. Refs jsc#PED-11136 Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2024-3101 GHSA-75qh-gg76-p2w4
- GO-2024-3339 GHSA-8wcc-m6j2-qxvm
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Update to version 0.0.20241220T203729 2024-12-20T20:37:29Z. Refs jsc#PED-11136 Go CVE Numbering Authority IDs added or updated with aliases:
- GO-2024-3101 GHSA-75qh-gg76-p2w4
- GO-2024-3109 CVE-2024-43803 GHSA-pqfh-xh7w-7h3p
- GO-2024-3333 CVE-2024-45338 GHSA-w32m-9786-jp63
- GO-2024-3342 GHSA-hxr6-2p24-hf98
- GO-2024-3343 CVE-2024-9779 GHSA-jhh6-6fhp-q2xp
- GO-2024-3344 GHSA-32gq-x56h-299c
- GO-2024-3349 CVE-2024-25131 GHSA-77c2-c35q-254w
- GO-2024-3350 GHSA-5pf6-cq2v-23ww
- GO-2024-3354 CVE-2024-12678 GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf
- Record
SUSE-SU-2025:0060-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/nomadGo |
before 1.9.4 | 1.9.4 |
govulncheck-vulndbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1 | 0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1 | 0.0.20250108T191942-150000.1.26.1 |
nomadUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.4.0+dfsg-1 |
None known |
nomadUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.0.20241220T214820-1.1 | 0.0.20241220T214820-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-12678 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hashicorp Nomad, published December 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/nomad 1.9.4.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-29-nomad-allocations-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-within-a-namespace-using-unredacted-workload-identity-token/72119
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12678
github.com/hashicorp/nomad/commit/359a71861ef044cb5d749a36ff0e44b172c8f1a6
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/12xxx/CVE-2024-12678.json
github.com/hashicorp/nomad
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suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250060-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12678
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25131
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25133
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28892
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43803
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45338
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45387
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54148
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-55196
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-55947
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56362
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56513
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56514
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9779
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21609
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21614
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22130
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12678
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12678
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/RKGXQ5KH45FY7WLT7M5JFCJB2ZEAPTJA