High severity · published Aug 15, 2025
CVE-2025-8959
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SL
Shared library · HashiCorp
before 1.7.8 · source: vendor
GO
Go-getter · Hashicorp
before 1.7.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8959
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
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