{"id":"CVE-2025-8959","aliases":["GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3","GO-2025-3892"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8959","summary":"HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack","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.","published":"2025-08-15T20:32:52.335Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:43.243207537Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/go-getter","fixedVersion":"1.7.9"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/8xxx/CVE-2025-8959.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:43.243207537Z"}}