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" c
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).
- Published
- Jan 26, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.5% · 94th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-427
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.5%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| golang | go | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| netapp | cloud insights telegraf agent | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_telegraf_agent |
| netapp | storagegrid | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fedoraproject fedora33
- golang gobefore 1.14.14
- golang go1.15 and later · before 1.15.7
- netapp cloud insights telegraf agentall versions
- netapp storagegridall versions
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | golang-1.15 | before 1.15.7-1 | 1.15.7-1 |
| Go | toolchain | from 1.15.0-0 · before 1.15.7 | 1.15.7 |
| Go | toolchain | before 1.14.14 | 1.14.14 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | go1.14 | before 1.14.14-lp151.28.1 | 1.14.14-lp151.28.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | go1.14 | before 1.14.14-lp152.2.18.1 | 1.14.14-lp152.2.18.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | go1.15 | before 1.15.7-lp152.8.1 | 1.15.7-lp152.8.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | go1.14 | before 1.14.15-1.6 | 1.14.15-1.6 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | go1.15 | before 1.15.15-1.2 | 1.15.15-1.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | delve | before 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | delve-debuginfo | before 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | delve-debugsource | before 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | go-toolset | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-bin | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-docs | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-misc | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-race | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-src | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | golang-tests | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 |
| Red Hat:serverless:1.0::el8 | openshift-serverless-clients | before 0:0.20.0-6.el8 | 0:0.20.0-6.el8 |
| Red Hat:serverless:1.0::el8 | openshift-serverless-clients | before 0:0.20.0-7.el8 | 0:0.20.0-7.el8 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | delve | before 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | go-toolset | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | golang | before 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 |
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Same product
golang: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-7187The "go get" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only 54Plan
- CVE-2018-16873In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to remote code execution when executed with the -u flag and52Plan
- CVE-2021-38297Go before 1.16.9 and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 has a Buffer Overflow via large arguments in a function invocation from a WASM module, when GOARCH42Plan
- CVE-2019-14809net/url in Go before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.8 mishandles malformed hosts in URLs, leading to an authorization bypass in some applica42Plan
- CVE-2015-5739The net/http library in net/textproto/reader.go in Go before 1.4.3 does not properly parse HTTP header keys, which allows remote attackers t42Plan
- CVE-2017-15041Go before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows "go get" remote command execution.42Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:golang-1.15 | 1.15.7-1 · Debian:11 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:toolchain | 1.14.14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:toolchain | 1.15.7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:go1.14 | 1.14.14-lp151.28.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:go1.15 | 1.15.7-lp152.8.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:delve | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:delve-debuginfo | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:delve-debugsource | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+8864+58b0fcdb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:go-toolset | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-bin | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-docs | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-misc | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-race | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-src | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:golang-tests | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+9580+3b0e6c24 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openshift-serverless-clients | 0:0.20.0-6.el8 · Red Hat:serverless:1.0::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:delve | 0:1.5.0-2.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:go-toolset | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:golang | 0:1.15.7-1.module+el8.4.0+396+d2d16ae3 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:go1.14 | 1.14.14-1.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:go1.15 | 1.15.7-1.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path ElementCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
- Hijack Execution Flow:DLL search order hijackingT1574.001
- Hijack Execution Flow: Dylib HijackingT1574.004
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Search Order HijackingT1574.008
- Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Unquoted PathT1574.009
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- blog.golang.org/path-security
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98w
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.