Answer in brief
CVE-2025-8959 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/hashicorp/go-gettergo | >=0 <1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2025
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
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.
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