CVE-2026-14978

HashiCorp go-slug 0.4.0 through 0.18.2 could allow a local attacker to bypass .terraformignore exclusions and cause sensitive files to be included in Terraform slug uploads due to improper handling of Unicode normalization during path matching.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284170	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:go-slug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 21:16

Updated : 2026-09-04 16:54

NVD link : CVE-2026-14978

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14978

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hashicorp

go-slug

CWE

CWE-176

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

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