Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (HashiCorp) | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | None | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
 | Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15485 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Sat Aug 16 00:03:10 2025CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 20:04:59 2025
