Link following in Go programming language - CVE-2025-0913
Published: June 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0913
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Go programming language
Go programming language
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue within the os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|O_EXCL) method when handling dangling symlinks on Windows systems. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link and write arbitrary files to the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-0913
Install updates from vendor's website.