CVE-2024-3817: HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Argument Injection When Fetching Remote Default Git Branches
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-3817 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in hashicorp go-getter. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 15Timeline
- 17-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HashiCorp’s go-getter library is vulnerable to argument injection when executing Git to discover remote branches. This vulnerability does not affect the go-getter/v2 branch and package.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.33% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard11 products
- conftest< 0.52.0-r0
- conftest-fips< 0.52.0-r0
- k9s< 0.32.4-r3
- kubescape< 3.0.9-r0
- terraform< 1.5.7-r8
Wolfi10 products
- conftest< 0.52.0-r0
- k9s< 0.32.4-r3
- kubescape< 3.0.9-r0
- terraform< 1.5.7-r8
- terraform-compat< 1.5.7-r8
Hashicorp2 products
- go-getter≥ 1.5.9, < 1.7.4
- shared library≥ 1.5.9, < 1.7.3
Ubuntu2 products
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterAll versions (No fix recorded)
- golang-github-jesseduffield-go-getterAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- golang-github-hashicorp-go-getterAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
- go-getter≥ 1.5.9, < 1.7.4
6 vendors · 27 products
