RCE in Golang Go

CVE-2023-29404

The go command may execute arbitrary code at build time when using cgo. This may occur when running "go get" on a malicious module, or when running any other command which builds untrusted code. This is can by triggered by linker flags, specified via a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive. The arguments for a number of flags which are non-optional are incorrectly considered optional, allowing disallowed flags to be smuggled through the LDFLAGS sanitization. This affects usage of both the gc and gccgo compilers.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-29404: held from 0.018 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29404?
CVE-2023-29404 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-2023-29404?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-29404 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.