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CVE-2025-8959

HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack

Published: Aug 15, 2025Updated: Dec 11, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-59
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

HashiCorp
commercial·USaka hashicorp inc.
go-getterOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS
Shared libraryLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
OSS Libraries
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Платформа контейнеризации «Боцман»On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7
github.com
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
discuss.hashicorp.com
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