Path traversal in Go programming language - CVE-2025-22873
Published: May 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109823
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Go programming language
Go programming language
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22873
Install updates from vendor's website.