GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3

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    GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3

    Published: 15 Aug 2025Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959, https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7, https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242, https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3892

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/hashicorp/go-getter

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/go-getter

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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