---
id: CVE-2026-74796
title: >-
  OpenTofu before 1.11.7 fails to validate existing symlinks in the provider
  cache directory during initialization
summary: >-
  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
  content…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: opentofu
product: github.com/opentofu/opentofu
affected:
  - 'github.com/opentofu/opentofu >= 1.11.0, < 1.11.7'
  - github.com/opentofu/opentofu < 1.10.10
patched:
  - github.com/opentofu/opentofu 1.11.7
  - github.com/opentofu/opentofu 1.10.10
published: '2026-08-16'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:28:37.587'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74796'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-symlink-following-path-traversal
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.00339
epssPercentile: 0.24565
aliases:
  - GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm
  - GO-2026-5705
ecosystem: go
ingestedAt: '2026-08-17T19:20:56.083Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-74796)

Affected packages:

- `github.com/opentofu/opentofu >= 1.11.0, < 1.11.7`
- `github.com/opentofu/opentofu < 1.10.10`

Patched in:

- `github.com/opentofu/opentofu 1.11.7`
- `github.com/opentofu/opentofu 1.10.10`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mm