CVE-2026-14978

Unicode normalization mismatch in go-slug ignore pattern matching may bypass intended file exclusions

State
Published
Severity
5.5 Medium
Published
Aug 19, 2026
Updated
Aug 20, 2026
Reserved
Jul 7, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nibm

Weaknesses

  • CWE-176 Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Affected Products

ProductVersions
go-slugHashiCorp
  • 0.4.0 through 0.18.2Affected

References

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