#VU109823 Path traversal in Go programming language - CVE-2025-22873

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#VU109823 Path traversal in Go programming language - CVE-2025-22873

Published: May 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109823
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22873
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in file names. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted filename to the Root.Open() call, e.g. Root.Open("../") and open the parent directory of the Root.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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