CVE-2026-88922

Go-getter vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue in its archive decompression handling

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The go-getter library up to versions 1.8.8 and 2.2.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue in its archive decompression handling that may allow a crafted archive to cause extracted files to be created with elevated permission bits. Where extraction is performed by a privileged user, this may allow a local actor to obtain the privileges of the extracting process. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-88922) is fixed in go-getter 1.8.9 and 2.2.4.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hashicorp
Hashicorp shared Library
Vendors & Products Hashicorp
Hashicorp shared Library
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Description The go-getter library up to versions 1.8.8 and 2.2.3 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue in its archive decompression handling that may allow a crafted archive to cause extracted files to be created with elevated permission bits. Where extraction is performed by a privileged user, this may allow a local actor to obtain the privileges of the extracting process. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-88922) is fixed in go-getter 1.8.9 and 2.2.4.
Title Go-getter vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue in its archive decompression handling
Weaknesses CWE-281
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Published
Updated
Sep 20, 2026, 12:40 AM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2026, 1:56 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 8:19 PM
Modified
Sep 20, 2026, 1:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2026, 7:45 PM