CVE-2025-8959

{"id": "CVE-2025-8959", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@hashicorp.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}]}, "published": "2025-08-15T21:15:37.347", "references": [{"url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242", "source": "security@hashicorp.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Received", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@hashicorp.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-59"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "lastModified": "2025-08-15T21:15:37.347", "sourceIdentifier": "security@hashicorp.com"}