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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2025-09-20 08:43

Modified

2025-11-06 13:25

Summary

Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec

Details

If the PATH environment variable contains paths which are executables (rather than just directories), passing certain strings to LookPath ("", ".", and ".."), can result in the binaries listed in the PATH being unexpectedly returned.

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    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "golang",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/golang"
      },
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.23.12"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "1.24.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.24.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-47906"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "Medium"
  },
  "details": "If the PATH environment variable contains paths which are executables (rather than just directories), passing certain strings to LookPath (\"\", \".\", and \"..\"), can result in the binaries listed in the PATH being unexpectedly returned.",
  "id": "BIT-golang-2025-47906",
  "modified": "2025-11-06T13:25:46.476Z",
  "published": "2025-09-20T08:43:22.590Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://go.dev/cl/691775"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://go.dev/issue/74466"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/x5MKroML2yM"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47906"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3956"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/06/1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec"
}

CVE-2025-47906 (GCVE-0-2025-47906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-18 18:41 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:10

Title

Unexpected paths returned from LookPath in os/exec

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE

CWE-115 - Misinterpretation of Input

Assigner

References

URL

Tags

	https://go.dev/cl/691775
	https://go.dev/issue/74466
	https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/x5M…
	https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3956

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Go standard library	os/exec	Affected: 0 , < 1.23.12 (semver) Affected: 1.24.0 , < 1.24.6 (semver)

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            }
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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2025-47906 (GCVE-0-2025-47906)

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