ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
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 trusted working directory to cause tofu init to write provider package contents to arbitrary filesystem locations outside the working tree.
Published 16 Aug 2026, 14:16 UTC
Last modified 16 Aug 2026, 14:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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