HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks
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 CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-8959US | — | — | ||
HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vu… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242WEB
- https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getterPACKAGE
- https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959ADVISORY
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3892WEB
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