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GHSA-XVQR-69V8-F3GV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-28 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-29 18:31

Details

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 19:30 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:17

Title

Arbitrary file write using cgo pkg-config directive in cmd/go

Summary

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

References

URL

Tags

	https://go.dev/cl/736711
	https://go.dev/issue/77100
	https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2…
	https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Go toolchain	cmd/go	Affected: 0 , < 1.24.12 (semver) Affected: 1.25.0 , < 1.25.6 (semver)

Credits

RyotaK (https://ryotak.net) of GMO Flatt Security Inc.

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-XVQR-69V8-F3GV

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

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