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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis