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 | — | Upgrade golang | Mar 2, 2020 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade golang-1.11 | Mar 15, 2021 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/go. | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade golang-srcUpgrade golang-binUpgrade golang | Jan 3, 2020 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-gfortran to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-go-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-runtime to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-gfortran-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-runtime-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-c-runtime-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-gobjc to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-go-runtime to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-go to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-c-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-c-runtime to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-gfortran-runtime-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-gobjc-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-gobjc-runtime to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-common-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-gobjc-runtime-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gcc/gcc-c++ to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-gfortran-runtime to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/library/gcc/gcc-go-runtime-9 to version 9.2.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kubernetes-controller-managerUpgrade kubernetes-masterUpgrade docker-fish-completionUpgrade docker-libnetwork-kubicUpgrade cri-oUpgrade kubernetes-kubeadmUpgrade golang-github-docker-libnetworkUpgrade dockerUpgrade containerd-kubic-testUpgrade go1.11Upgrade go1.12-docUpgrade golang-github-docker-libnetwork-kubicUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.17Upgrade kubernetes-kubelet-commonUpgrade go1.10Upgrade go1.11-raceUpgrade containerd-testUpgrade docker-bash-completionUpgrade docker-kubic-testUpgrade kubernetes-clientUpgrade golang-packagingUpgrade go-docUpgrade go1.10-docUpgrade go1.11-docUpgrade go1.12-raceUpgrade docker-runc-kubic-testUpgrade docker-kubicUpgrade go1.14-raceUpgrade cri-toolsUpgrade containerd-ctrUpgrade docker-runc-testUpgrade runc-testUpgrade docker-runcUpgrade runcUpgrade containerd-kubicUpgrade helm-mirrorUpgrade containerd-kubic-ctrUpgrade docker-libnetworkUpgrade go1.10-raceUpgrade containerdUpgrade cri-o-kubeadm-criconfigUpgrade docker-kubic-zsh-completionUpgrade helmUpgrade go1.12Upgrade go1.14-docUpgrade docker-testUpgrade kubernetes-proxyUpgrade go1.14Upgrade kubernetes-schedulerUpgrade docker-kubic-bash-completionUpgrade docker-runc-kubicUpgrade docker-zsh-completionUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.18Upgrade go-raceUpgrade goUpgrade kubernetes-apiserverUpgrade kubernetes-node | Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 |
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