CVE-2018-6574
Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by...
- Published
- Feb 7, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.4%
- Model date
- Oct 12, 2026
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Summary
Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.
Sources
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2018-6574, a Go package vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution via crafted import paths.
Proof-of-concept exploit demonstrating remote command execution in Go's `go get` via crafted cflags in a malicious third-party package.
CVE-2018-6574 go get RCE
- CVE-2018-6574Exploit
Exploit for remote command execution in Golang go get command.
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