CVE-2018-7187
golang: arbitrary command execution via VCS path
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 16, 2018
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
The "go get" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only checks for "://" anywhere in the string), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted web site.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation