CVE-2026-4660: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in HashiCorp Tooling
HashiCorp’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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
HashiCorp's go-getter library versions prior to 1.8.6 contain a vulnerability (CVE-2026-4660) that permits unauthorized actors to read arbitrary files on the file system during specific git operations by leveraging a specially crafted URL. This issue is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information) and CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The vulnerability is resolved in go-getter version 1.8.6. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected. Red Hat has issued advisories acknowledging this vulnerability and providing related security updates.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files from the file system without authorization, potentially exposing confidential information. The vulnerability does not impact system integrity or availability but poses a confidentiality risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in go-getter version 1.8.6. Users should upgrade to version 1.8.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected and does not require action. Refer to the Red Hat advisories for additional guidance and updates.
CVE-2026-4660: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in HashiCorp Tooling
Description
HashiCorp’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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
HashiCorp's go-getter library versions prior to 1.8.6 contain a vulnerability (CVE-2026-4660) that permits unauthorized actors to read arbitrary files on the file system during specific git operations by leveraging a specially crafted URL. This issue is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information) and CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The vulnerability is resolved in go-getter version 1.8.6. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected. Red Hat has issued advisories acknowledging this vulnerability and providing related security updates.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files from the file system without authorization, potentially exposing confidential information. The vulnerability does not impact system integrity or availability but poses a confidentiality risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in go-getter version 1.8.6. Users should upgrade to version 1.8.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The go-getter/v2 branch is not affected and does not require action. Refer to the Red Hat advisories for additional guidance and updates.
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
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4660","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24478","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 69d7b5c31cc7ad14dad0f199
Added to database: 04/09/2026, 14:20:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 09:26:38 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 185
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