CVE-2024-45339
HIGHglog < 1.2.4 - Symlink Attack via Predictable Log File Path
Title source: llmDescription
When logs are written to a widely-writable directory (the default), an unprivileged attacker may predict a privileged process's log file path and pre-create a symbolic link to a sensitive file in its place. When that privileged process runs, it will follow the planted symlink and overwrite that sensitive file. To fix that, glog now causes the program to exit (with status code 2) when it finds that the configured log file already exists.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3372
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/golang/glog/pull/74
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
github.com/golang/glog/github.com/golang/glog
< 1.2.4
golang/glog
0 - 1.2.4Go
Published
Jan 28, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026