CVE-2025-8959 Affecting grype package, versions <0.98.0-r1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published19 Aug 2025
- disclosed15 Aug 2025
Introduced: 15 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-8959 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Chainguard grype to version 0.98.0-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grype package and not the grype 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.