Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Nomad

CVE-2025-3744

Nomad Enterprise (“Nomad”) jobs using the policy override option are bypassing the mandatory sentinel policies. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-3744, is fixed in Nomad Enterprise 1.10.1, 1.9.9, and 1.8.13.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-3744: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-3744?
CVE-2025-3744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Nomad, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-3744?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.