Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2022-23773
cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to incorrect access control if an actor is supposed to be able to create branches but not tags.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Third Party Advisory)
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23773?
- CVE-2022-23773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under CWE-436. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23773?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23773 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.