CVE-2025-8959
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Aug 15, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 13, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | HashiCorp |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Shared libraryHashiCorp |
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References
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