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CVE-2026-14978
CVE-2026-14978
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Reported by ibm · Published August 19, 2026
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vault-fips-2.0 | Chainguard | 2.0.4-r4 |
| terraform-mcp-server | Chainguard | 1.3.0-r3 |
| opentofu-1.12 | Chainguard | 1.12.6-r6, 1.12.6-r5 |
| opentofu-1.10 | Wolfi | 1.10.10-r20 |
| opentofu-1.9 | Chainguard | 1.9.4-r30 |
| opentofu-1.11 | Chainguard | 1.11.14-r6, 1.11.14-r5 |
| vault-fips-1.21 | Chainguard | 1.21.4-r18 |
| vault-2.0 | Chainguard | 2.0.4-r5 |
| terraform-ls | Chainguard | 0.39.0-r5 |
| opentofu-fips-1.12 | Chainguard | 1.12.6-r6 |
| vault-fips-2.1 | Chainguard | 2.1.0-r3 |
| opentofu-fips-1.10 | Chainguard | 1.10.10-r16 |
16 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | go-slug | 0.4.0 |
| chainguard | vault-fips-2.0 | 0 |
| chainguard | terraform-mcp-server | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-1.12 | 0, 0 |
| wolfi | opentofu-1.10 | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-1.9 | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-1.11 | 0, 0 |
| chainguard | vault-fips-1.21 | 0 |
| chainguard | vault-2.0 | 0 |
| chainguard | terraform-ls | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-fips-1.12 | 0 |
| chainguard | vault-fips-2.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-fips-1.10 | 0 |
| wolfi | opentofu-1.11 | 0, 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-1.10 | 0 |
| chainguard | opentofu-fips-1.9 | 0 |
| HashiCorp | go-slug | 0.4.0 |
| wolfi | opentofu-1.9 | 0 |
| chainguard | vault-2.1 | 0 |
| wolfi | terraform-mcp-server | 0 |
…and 9 more
Timeline
- Aug 19, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 20, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score (7 in total, the first dated here)
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