Code injection in Cmd.Start in os/exec before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 allows execution of any binaries in the working directory named either "..com" or "..exe" by calling Cmd.Run, Cmd.Start, Cmd.Output, or Cmd.CombinedOutput when Cmd.Path is unset.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade go | Oct 1, 2024 | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade golang-sharedUpgrade golang-binUpgrade golang-docsUpgrade golang-srcUpgrade golang-miscUpgrade golangUpgrade golang-testsUpgrade golang-race | Apr 21, 2023 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade golang | Apr 21, 2023 | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade golang-sharedUpgrade golang-srcUpgrade golang-raceUpgrade golang-testsUpgrade golang-docsUpgrade golangUpgrade golang-binUpgrade golang-misc | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade go118Upgrade go117 | Nov 4, 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade delveUpgrade golang-binUpgrade golang-raceUpgrade golang-miscUpgrade golang-testsUpgrade golang-docsUpgrade golang-srcUpgrade golangUpgrade go-toolset | Aug 10, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0.5Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.2.12Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.1.14Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.0.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 8.2.11Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.1.1 | Sep 30, 2025 | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade go1.18-docUpgrade go1.18-opensslUpgrade go1.18Upgrade go1.17-docUpgrade go1.17Upgrade go1.18-openssl-raceUpgrade go1.17-raceUpgrade go1.18-openssl-docUpgrade go1.18-race | Oct 26, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 9, 2022 |
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