CVE-2025-8959 Affecting terraform-1.12-compat package, versions <1.12.2-r4
Threat Intelligence
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- published6 Oct 2025
- disclosed15 Aug 2025
Introduced: 15 Aug 2025
CVE-2025-8959 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest terraform-1.12-compat to version 1.12.2-r4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream terraform-1.12-compat package and not the terraform-1.12-compat package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest 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.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8959
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjrx-6529-hcj3
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-vp6f-gmx2-p552
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8959
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242