Vulnerability identifier: #VU69405

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41716

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Go programming language
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure processing of unsanitized NUL values in syscall.StartProcess and os/exec.Cmd. A local user on the Windows operating system can set a specially crafted environment variable and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Go programming language: 1.19 - 1.19.2, 1.18 - 1.18.7

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:google:golang:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://go.dev/cl/446916
http://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1095
http://go.dev/issue/56284
http://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mbHY1UY3BaM/m/hSpmRzk-AgAJ

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?