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.
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Solution
Customers should evaluate the risk associated with this issue and consider upgrading to github.com/hashicorp/go-slug v0.18.3.
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284170 |
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History
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000
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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. | |
| Title | Unicode normalization mismatch in go-slug ignore pattern matching may bypass intended file exclusions | |
| First Time appeared |
Hashicorp
Hashicorp go Slug |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-176 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:go_slug:0.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:go_slug:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Hashicorp
Hashicorp go Slug |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T21:08:16.154Z
Reserved: 2026-07-07T16:52:26.760Z
Link: CVE-2026-14978
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T21:16:54.007
Modified: 2026-08-19T21:16:54.007
Link: CVE-2026-14978
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