CVE-2025-8959 – HashiCorp Go-Getter Symlink Read Access Vulnerability

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CVE-2025-8959 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added Reference https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
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