CVE-2025-8959 Affecting zot package, versions <2.1.7-r3
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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- published5 Mar 2026
- disclosed15 Aug 2025
Introduced: 15 Aug 2025
CVE-2025-8959 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Wolfi zot to version 2.1.7-r3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zot package and not the zot package as distributed by Wolfi.
See How to fix? for Wolfi 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.