CVE-2026-4660: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in HashiCorp Tooling
CVE-2026-4660 is a high-severity vulnerability in HashiCorp's go-getter library up to version 1. 8. 5 that allows arbitrary file reads on the file system via maliciously crafted URLs during certain git operations. This exposure of sensitive information is due to improper handling of input URLs. The vulnerability is fixed in go-getter version 1. 8. 6 and does not affect the go-getter/v2 branch. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 score of 7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
HashiCorp's go-getter library versions up to 1.8.5 contain a CWE-200 vulnerability that permits unauthorized actors to read arbitrary files on the host file system during specific git operations by leveraging a maliciously crafted URL. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information. The issue is resolved in version 1.8.6 of go-getter. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the affected system, potentially exposing sensitive information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality only. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in go-getter version 1.8.6. Users should upgrade to this version to remediate the vulnerability. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected and does not require action. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in v1.8.6.
CVE-2026-4660: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in HashiCorp Tooling
Description
CVE-2026-4660 is a high-severity vulnerability in HashiCorp's go-getter library up to version 1. 8. 5 that allows arbitrary file reads on the file system via maliciously crafted URLs during certain git operations. This exposure of sensitive information is due to improper handling of input URLs. The vulnerability is fixed in go-getter version 1. 8. 6 and does not affect the go-getter/v2 branch. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 score of 7.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
HashiCorp's go-getter library versions up to 1.8.5 contain a CWE-200 vulnerability that permits unauthorized actors to read arbitrary files on the host file system during specific git operations by leveraging a maliciously crafted URL. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information. The issue is resolved in version 1.8.6 of go-getter. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the affected system, potentially exposing sensitive information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality only. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in go-getter version 1.8.6. Users should upgrade to this version to remediate the vulnerability. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected and does not require action. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in v1.8.6.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HashiCorp
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-23T16:07:20.700Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d7b5c31cc7ad14dad0f199
Added to database: 4/9/2026, 2:20:51 PM
Last enriched: 4/24/2026, 4:16:57 PM
Last updated: 5/25/2026, 2:42:33 AM
Views: 123
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