Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74796 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in OpenTofu before 1.11.7 Symlink Following Path Traversal. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps opentofu/opentofu (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps opentofu/opentofu (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| opentofu/opentofugeneric | >=0 <1.11.7 | 1.11.7 |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 16, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74796 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in OpenTofu before 1.11.7 Symlink Following Path Traversal. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps opentofu/opentofu (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps opentofu/opentofu (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| opentofu/opentofugeneric | >=0 <1.11.7 | 1.11.7 |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 16, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.