CVE-2022-41720

HIGH

Windows - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On Windows, restricted files can be accessed via os.DirFS and http.Dir. The os.DirFS function and http.Dir type provide access to a tree of files rooted at a given directory. These functions permit access to Windows device files under that root. For example, os.DirFS("C:/tmp").Open("COM1") opens the COM1 device. Both os.DirFS and http.Dir only provide read-only filesystem access. In addition, on Windows, an os.DirFS for the directory (the root of the current drive) can permit a maliciously crafted path to escape from the drive and access any path on the system. With fix applied, the behavior of os.DirFS("") has changed. Previously, an empty root was treated equivalently to "/", so os.DirFS("").Open("tmp") would open the path "/tmp". This now returns an error.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://go.dev/cl/455716
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://go.dev/issue/56694
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1143

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
golang/go < 1.18.9
Published Dec 07, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026