Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2025 · Assigned by HashiCorp

CVE-2025-4922Nomad Vulnerable To Incorrect ACL Policy Lookup Attached To A Job

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Nomad from HashiCorp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Nomad Community and Nomad Enterprise (“Nomad”) prefix-based ACL policy lookup can lead to incorrect rule application and shadowing. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-4922, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 1.10.2 and Nomad Enterprise 1.10.2, 1.9.10, and 1.8.14.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.10.2GHSA-rx97-6c62-55mf
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.10.2GO-2025-3758

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HashiCorp Nomad 1.4.0 – before 1.10.2
HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise 1.4.0 – before 1.10.2

Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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