RCE in Golang Go
CVE-2020-28366
Code injection in the go command with cgo before Go 1.14.12 and Go 1.15.5 allows arbitrary code execution at build time via a malicious unquoted symbol name in a linked object file.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Golang Go
- Go Toolchain Cmd/cgo — versions 0, 1.15.0-0
- Go Toolchain Cmd/go — versions 0, 1.15.0-0
- Netapp Cloud_insights_telegraf_agent
- Netapp Trident
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28366?
- CVE-2020-28366 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28366?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28366 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.