Vulnerability · CVE-2024-6257
HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Published Jun 25, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 5, 2026 · HashiCorp’s go-getter library can
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-6257. EPSS is 0.98%. Act only if a listed version of HashiCorp’s go-getter library can is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (HashiCorp’s go-getter library can).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.98%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Debian:12 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter · Debian:14 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter
HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Debian:12 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter1.4.1-1, 1.8.9-1
- Debian:14 golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter0 → 1.8.9-1
How to fix CVE-2024-6257
Upgrade
CVE-2024-6257 lists a fix boundary at 1.8.9-1. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Fixed in 1.8.9-1 · 2 other ranges on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-6257. EPSS is 0.98%. Act only if a listed version of HashiCorp’s go-getter library can is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 1.4.1-1, 1.8.9-1, 0 → 1.8.9-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 25, 2024 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Detected
HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Nov 5, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter fixed in 1.8.9-1
Nov 5, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
golang-github-hashicorp-go-getter fixed in 1.8.9-1
Nov 5, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Updated
HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-6257
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2024-6257
HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 5, 2026
- Trivy Vulnerability DBNov 5, 2026