Information Disclosure in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (CVE-2026-4660)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter (CVE-2026-4660). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.8.6 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-4660 has been found in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/hashicorp/go-getter to 1.8.6 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/hashicorp/go-getter CVE-2026-4660" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-4660 (github.com/hashicorp/go-getter) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 1.8.6 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in github.com/hashicorp/go-getter.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/hashicorp/go-getter.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 1.8.6.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/hashicorp/go-getter' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/hashicorp/go-getter' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/hashicorp/go-getterを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/go-getter to 1.8.6ステージング環境で 1.8.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-4660 grype Fixed in: 0.114.0-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4660 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4660 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
References
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- report bugzilla.redhat.com
- web discuss.hashicorp.com
- web security.access.redhat.com