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CVE-2025-61732

Potential code smuggling via doc comments in cmd/cgo

Published: Feb 5, 2026Updated: Aug 5, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A discrepancy between how Go and C/C++ comments were parsed allowed for code smuggling into the resulting cgo binary.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
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 toolchain
oss-project·USaka golang, cmd/go, go compiler toolchain
cmd/cgoLibrary
OSS Libraries / go
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The Go Project
oss-projectaka go, golang-google-protobuf, crypto
Go
OSS Libraries

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/734220
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/76697
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/K09ubi9FQFk
groups.google.com
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