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CVE-2025-8959

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Date: August 15, 2025

HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9.

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Related Resources (7)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3892
https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-8959

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

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Upgrade to version github.com/hashicorp/go-getter - v1.7.9;github.com/hashicorp/go-getter - v1.7.9

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): HIGH

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