# CVE-2025-8959: HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack

> CVE-2025-8959: HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8959
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:08:01Z

- Published: 2025-08-15 20:32 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:08 UTC · Assigner: HashiCorp
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.57%, 47th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-59

## Description

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.

## Affected vendors and products

- HashiCorp: Shared library

## Tracked companies

- [HashiCorp](https://rewindex.com/company/hashicorp.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8959)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8959)
- [https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8959 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8959.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-8959 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:01.162Z