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CVE-2022-30580

Empty Cmd.Path can trigger unintended binary in os/exec on Windows

Published: Aug 9, 2022Updated: Mar 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Code injection in Cmd.Start in os/exec before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 allows execution of any binaries in the working directory named either "..com" or "..exe" by calling Cmd.Run, Cmd.Start, Cmd.Output, or Cmd.CombinedOutput when Cmd.Path is unset.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

golang
oss-project·US
go
OSS Libraries
Go standard library
oss-project·USaka golang standard library, html/template, net/http, crypto/x509
os/execLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://go.dev/cl/403759
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/52574
go.dev
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/960ffa98ce73ef2c2060c84c7ac28d37a83f345e
go.googlesource.com
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