CVE-2025-8959
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks2025-08-15ghsa · osvUS
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.
- GO-2025-3892HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter2025-08-29vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
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references (4)
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- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242Vendor Advisorynvd
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