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MEDIUM

CVE-2026-88922

CVSS v3

6.7

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.1 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2026-88922 Red Hat Product Security15 products fixed · 4 known affected

    github.com/hashicorp/go-getter: Go-getter: Privilege escalation via crafted archive decompression

    exploit-intelligence-tech-preview/agent-client-rhel9 as a component of Exploit Intelligence · exploit-intelligence/agent-client-rhel9 as a component of Exploit Intelligence · opentofu1.11.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images

  • RHSA-2026:68281 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

  • RHSA-2026:68261 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

  • RHSA-2026:68259 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

  • RHSA-2026:68255 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

  • RHSA-2026:68251 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

Full record on NVD

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.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-09-15
Last Modified
2026-09-15

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-88922?

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.

Is CVE-2026-88922 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-88922 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.1% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-88922?

CVE-2026-88922 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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