In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_aware_go_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-golang | Mar 2, 2020 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-golang-1-11 | Mar 15, 2021 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-go | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-golanghuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-golang-binhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-golang-src | Jan 3, 2020 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-c-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-c-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-common-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-gfortran-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-gfortran-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-go-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-go-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-gobjc-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gcc-gcc-gobjc-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-c-runtime-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-c-runtime-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-gfortran-runtime-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-gfortran-runtime-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-go-runtime-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-go-runtime-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-gobjc-runtime-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-gobjc-runtime-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-runtime-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-gcc-gcc-runtime-9-9-2-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0 | Jan 19, 2021 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-containerdsuse-upgrade-containerd-ctrsuse-upgrade-containerd-kubicsuse-upgrade-containerd-kubic-ctrsuse-upgrade-containerd-kubic-testsuse-upgrade-containerd-testsuse-upgrade-cri-osuse-upgrade-cri-o-kubeadm-criconfigsuse-upgrade-cri-toolssuse-upgrade-dockersuse-upgrade-docker-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-fish-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-kubicsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-testsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-zsh-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-libnetworksuse-upgrade-docker-libnetwork-kubicsuse-upgrade-docker-runcsuse-upgrade-docker-runc-kubicsuse-upgrade-docker-runc-kubic-testsuse-upgrade-docker-runc-testsuse-upgrade-docker-testsuse-upgrade-docker-zsh-completionsuse-upgrade-gosuse-upgrade-go-docsuse-upgrade-go-racesuse-upgrade-go1-10suse-upgrade-go1-10-docsuse-upgrade-go1-10-racesuse-upgrade-go1-11suse-upgrade-go1-11-docsuse-upgrade-go1-11-racesuse-upgrade-go1-12suse-upgrade-go1-12-docsuse-upgrade-go1-12-racesuse-upgrade-go1-14suse-upgrade-go1-14-docsuse-upgrade-go1-14-racesuse-upgrade-golang-github-docker-libnetworksuse-upgrade-golang-github-docker-libnetwork-kubicsuse-upgrade-golang-packagingsuse-upgrade-helmsuse-upgrade-helm-mirrorsuse-upgrade-kubernetes-apiserversuse-upgrade-kubernetes-clientsuse-upgrade-kubernetes-controller-managersuse-upgrade-kubernetes-kubeadmsuse-upgrade-kubernetes-kubelet-commonsuse-upgrade-kubernetes-kubelet1-17suse-upgrade-kubernetes-kubelet1-18suse-upgrade-kubernetes-mastersuse-upgrade-kubernetes-nodesuse-upgrade-kubernetes-proxysuse-upgrade-kubernetes-schedulersuse-upgrade-runcsuse-upgrade-runc-test | Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 |
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