CVE-2025-8959
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-25049
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-25049- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks
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.
- Record
GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2025-8959
- Record
BELL-CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-8959
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVGHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks
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.
- Record
GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-GOBINARY-CVE-2025-8959
CVE-2025-8959 in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2025-8959 in the github.com/hashicorp/go-getter package for Root:Go. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-GOBINARY-CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-8959
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8959- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3892 No score
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter
- Record
GO-2025-3892- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15485-1 No score
terragrunt-0.85.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the terragrunt-0.85.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15485-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/go-getterGo |
before 1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
grypeAlpaquita:stream |
0.100.0-r0 up to 0.114.0-r0 | 0.114.0-r0 |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-11.8.9-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterDebian:14 |
before 1.8.9-1, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-11.4.0-11.4.1-1 |
1.8.9-1 |
github.com/hashicorp/go-getterRoot:Go |
before v1.7.5-aikido.2 | v1.7.5-aikido.2v1.7.4-aikido.1 |
rootio-github.com/hashicorp/go-getterRoot:Go |
before v1.7.5-root.io.2 | v1.7.5-root.io.2v1.7.4-root.io.1 |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20160316.0.575ec4e-11.4.0-11.4.1-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.1-1 |
None known |
terragruntopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.85.1-1.1 | 0.85.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-8959 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hashicorp Go-getter, published August 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter 1.7.9.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/commit/87541b2501c00df5eaedea6acc61a2a4a4efa5b7
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3892
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2025-8959