Description
Go before 1.14.14 and 1.15.x before 1.15.7 on Windows is vulnerable to Command Injection and remote code execution when using the "go get" command to fetch modules that make use of cgo (for example, cgo can execute a gcc program from an untrusted download).
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://blog.golang.org/path-securityVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98wRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.golang.org/path-securityVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98wRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 26, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified