Vulnerability in Golang Go

CVE-2020-29509

The encoding/xml package in Go (all versions) does not correctly preserve the semantics of attribute namespace prefixes during tokenization round-trips, which allows an attacker to craft inputs that behave in conflicting ways during differ…

EPSS: 0.002 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29509?
CVE-2020-29509 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under CWE-115. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-29509?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-29509 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.