CVE-2025-8959 Affecting cloudbeat package, versions <9.1.2-r2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-CLOUDBEAT-12028745
  • published20 Aug 2025
  • disclosed15 Aug 2025

Introduced: 15 Aug 2025

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How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard cloudbeat to version 9.1.2-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cloudbeat package and not the cloudbeat package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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.