What is CVE-2025-68120?

CVE-2025-68120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github.com/golang/vscode-Go, classified under CWE-184: INCOMPLETE LIST OF DISALLOWED INPUTS. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2025-68120?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-68120 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Github.com/golang/vscode-Go

CVE-2025-68120

To prevent unexpected untrusted code execution, the Visual Studio Code Go extension is now disabled in Restricted Mode.

Published 2025-12-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Github.com/golang/vscode-Go — versions 0
Go

Public proof-of-concept exploits

choewonwoo1817/CVE-2025-68120

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68120 (Third Party Advisory)
groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/CHG4qfcicBU/m/4tanFUymDQAJ (Mailing List)
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4249 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68120?: CVE-2025-68120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github.com/golang/vscode-Go, classified under CWE-184: INCOMPLETE LIST OF DISALLOWED INPUTS. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-68120?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-68120 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.