CVE-2025-8959: GO-2025-3892 - HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter

CVE-2025-8959 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-08-29

HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Symlink Attacks in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter

Technologies: github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-8959 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-8959 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-8959?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 August 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-8959?
Yes. github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go): upgrade to 1.7.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-8959?
Check whether you run github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go): upgrade to 1.7.9 or later
    go get github.com/hashicorp/go-getter@v1.7.9

Affected products

  • github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-8959
  • GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
  • GO-2025-3892

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