CVE-2025-8959 Affecting tfsec package, versions <1.28.14-r5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-TFSEC-12028727
  • published20 Aug 2025
  • disclosed15 Aug 2025

Introduced: 15 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-8959  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard tfsec to version 1.28.14-r5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tfsec package and not the tfsec 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.