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CVE-2026-74796

HighCVSS 7 / 10
Published Aug 16, 2026·Last modified Aug 17, 2026
Affected Components(34)
opentofu/opentofu
1.8.0-beta2
opentofu/opentofu
1.10.0-alpha1
opentofu/opentofu
1.9.0-alpha2
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Description

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.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
7.0

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights.

Threat Intelligence
3.8

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.23%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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