FKIE_CVE-2025-61731

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-28 20:16 - Updated: 2026-01-29 17:16
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/cl/736711
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/issue/77100
security@golang.orghttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc
security@golang.orghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-61731",
  "lastModified": "2026-01-29T17:16:19.917",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-01-28T20:16:10.073",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@golang.org",
      "url": "https://go.dev/cl/736711"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@golang.org",
      "url": "https://go.dev/issue/77100"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@golang.org",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@golang.org",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@golang.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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