CVE-2024-12678

Name: CVE-2024-12678
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-12-20T02:15:05.5+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.53%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-12678 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.53%

40.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hashicorp	Nomad	>= 1.4.0, < 1.7.16
Hashicorp	Nomad	>= 1.4.0, < 1.9.4
Hashicorp	Nomad	>= 1.8.0, < 1.8.8
Hashicorp	Nomad	>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.4

References

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

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12678?

How severe is CVE-2024-12678?

CVE-2024-12678 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12678?

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Source: NVD / NIST