CVE-2026-45099: Terragrunt: Arbitrary File Deletion via Malicious Module Manifest

August 17, 2026

Terragrunt is vulnerable to an arbitrary file deletion flaw when downloading external modules. If a remote module contains a maliciously crafted .terragrunt-module-manifest file, Terragrunt can be tricked into deleting files anywhere on the local filesystem that the Terragrunt process has access to.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8394-6f8r-whxg
github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt/releases/tag/v1.0.4
github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt/security/advisories/GHSA-8394-6f8r-whxg
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45099

Code Behaviors & Features

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