Go-getter may allow to arbitrary filesystem reads through git operations

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-4660
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerHashiCorp
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-09 14:16:32 UTC
Updated2026-06-30 03:20:35 UTC
DescriptionHashiCorp’s go-getter library up to v1.8.5 may allow arbitrary file reads on the file system during certain git operations through a maliciously crafted URL. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-4660, is fixed in go-getter v1.8.6. This vulnerability does not affect the go-getter/v2 branch and package.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.005830000 probability, percentile 0.435960000 (date 2026-07-02)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-22 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPCVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.10b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46cSecondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA HashiCorp Tooling affected 1.8.6 semver 64 bit, 32 bit, x86, ARM, MacOS, Windows, Linux
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4660 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24478 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4660.json 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c security.access.redhat.com
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-04-go-getter-may-allow-to-arbitrary-filesystem-r... [email protected] discuss.hashicorp.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: This issue was identified by Nicholas Gould (github.com/gouldnicholas) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-04-09T15:01:32.667ZReported to Red Hat.
ADP2026-04-09T13:47:46.953ZMade public.

Solutions

ADP: RHSA-2026:24478: Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer 1.3

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