Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
35.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
golang/go
1.6
golang/go
1.5 - 1.5.4
Published
May 23, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026