🛡️ CVE-2018-16874 — toolchain

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Directory traversal via "go get" command in cmd/go

The "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly brace (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.

Affected software

CVE-2018-16874 is recorded against 1 package.

  • toolchain

Timeline and source

Published on 2 August 2022 and last revised on 20 May 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.

References

go.dev (Fix)
go.googlesource.com (Fix)
go.dev (Report)
groups.google.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-08-02
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-05-20

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
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