RCE in Golang Go
CVE-2023-29402
The go command may generate unexpected code at build time when using cgo. This may result in unexpected behavior when running a go program which uses cgo. This may occur when running an untrusted module which contains directories with newl…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th 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
- Golang Go
- Go Toolchain Cmd/go — versions 0, 1.20.0-0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@golang.org (Issue Tracking)
- security@golang.org (Patch)
- security@golang.org (Mailing List, Release Notes)
- security@golang.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@golang.org (Mailing List)
- security@golang.org
- security@golang.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29402?
- CVE-2023-29402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29402?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-29402 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.