High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2026· Updated Apr 13, 2026

CVE-2026-4660

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.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
github.com/hashicorp/go-getterGo	< 1.8.6	1.8.6

Affected products

Hashicorp/Go Getterinferred
Range: <=1.8.5

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-92mm-2pjq-r785ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4660ghsaADVISORY
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-04-go-getter-may-allow-to-arbitrary-filesystem-reads-through-git-operations/77311nvdWEB

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