{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-74796","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.","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T14:16:57","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T16:17:48","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74796","cvssScore":6.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","epssProbability":0.00229,"riskScore":0.62,"affectedProduct":"OpenTofu","affectedVersions":"<1.11.7","vulnerabilityType":"Critical software","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-74796","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-74796","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-74796","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-74796","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-74796","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-74796","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-74796","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-74796"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74796"}}