Downloading and building modules with malicious version strings can cause local code execution. On systems with Mercurial (hg) installed, downloading modules from non-standard sources (e.g., custom domains) can cause unexpected code execution due to how external VCS commands are constructed. This issue can also be triggered by providing a malicious version string to the toolchain. On systems with Git installed, downloading and building modules with malicious version strings can allow an attacker to write to arbitrary files on the filesystem. This can only be triggered by explicitly providing the malicious version strings to the toolchain and does not affect usage of @latest or bare module paths.
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Golang
Golang go |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Golang
Golang go |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Gotoolchain
Gotoolchain cmd/go |
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Gotoolchain
Gotoolchain cmd/go |
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| Description | Downloading and building modules with malicious version strings can cause local code execution. On systems with Mercurial (hg) installed, downloading modules from non-standard sources (e.g., custom domains) can cause unexpected code execution due to how external VCS commands are constructed. This issue can also be triggered by providing a malicious version string to the toolchain. On systems with Git installed, downloading and building modules with malicious version strings can allow an attacker to write to arbitrary files on the filesystem. This can only be triggered by explicitly providing the malicious version strings to the toolchain and does not affect usage of @latest or bare module paths. | |
| Title | Unexpected code execution when invoking toolchain in cmd/go | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-29T16:16:38.174Z
Reserved: 2025-12-15T16:48:04.450Z
Link: CVE-2025-68119
Updated: 2026-01-29T16:16:35.294Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-01-28T20:16:11.443
Modified: 2026-02-06T18:40:50.040
Link: CVE-2025-68119