CVE-2025-8959

Name	CVE-2025-8959
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1111318

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter (PTS)	sid, bookworm, bullseye	1.4.1-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1111318

Notes

[bookworm] - golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242