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CVE-2025-47906

Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec

Published: Sep 18, 2025Updated: Jan 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

If the PATH environment variable contains paths which are executables (rather than just directories), passing certain strings to LookPath ("", ".", and ".."), can result in the binaries listed in the PATH being unexpectedly returned.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The Go Project
oss-projectaka golang-google-protobuf, crypto, go
Go
OSS Libraries
АО «СберТех»
commercial·RUaka ao sbertech, сбертех
Platform V SberLinux OS ServerOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Go standard library
oss-project·USaka net/http, crypto/x509, html/template, golang standard library
os/execLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
golang
oss-project·US
go
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://go.dev/cl/691775
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/74466
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/x5MKroML2yM
groups.google.com
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