CVE-2025-8959

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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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
HashiCorpCNA
7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
VendorProductVersion
hashicorpgo-getter
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< 1.7.9
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
sid
vulnerable
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye
postponed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242