Vulnerability in Golang Go
CVE-2023-29405
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, sp…
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th 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/cgo — versions 0, 1.20.0-0
- 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, Third Party Advisory)
- 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-2023-29405?
- CVE-2023-29405 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29405?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-29405 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.