Vulnerability in Golang Go

CVE-2022-24921

regexp.Compile in Go before 1.16.15 and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows stack exhaustion via a deeply nested expression.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24921?
CVE-2022-24921 is a high-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-24921?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24921 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.