CVE-2025-61731 (GCVE-0-2025-61731)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 19:30 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:17
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Title
Arbitrary file write using cgo pkg-config directive in cmd/go
Summary
Building a malicious file with cmd/go can cause can cause a write to an attacker-controlled file with partial control of the file content. The "#cgo pkg-config:" directive in a Go source file provides command-line arguments to provide to the Go pkg-config command. An attacker can provide a "--log-file" argument to this directive, causing pkg-config to write to an attacker-controlled location.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
Go
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Go toolchain cmd/go Affected: 0 , < 1.24.12 (semver)
Affected: 1.25.0 , < 1.25.6 (semver)
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Credits
RyotaK (https://ryotak.net) of GMO Flatt Security Inc.
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