What is CVE-2024-45340?

CVE-2024-45340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go Toolchain Cmd/go, classified under CWE-201: INSERTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION INTO SENT DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-45340?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Go Toolchain Cmd/go

CVE-2024-45340

Credentials provided via the new GOAUTH feature were not being properly segmented by domain, allowing a malicious server to request credentials they should not have access to. By default, unless otherwise set, this only affected credentials stored in the users .netrc file.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Go Toolchain Cmd/go — versions 1.24.0-0

References

security@golang.org
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45340?: CVE-2024-45340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Go Toolchain Cmd/go, classified under CWE-201: INSERTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION INTO SENT DATA. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-45340?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.