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CVE-2025-8959
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.
Affected Packages
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.7.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.7.9
Related Resources (6)
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3892
https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-59
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02