CVE-2025-22873
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
It was possible to improperly access the parent directory of an os.Root by opening a filename ending in "../". For example, Root.Open("../") would open the parent directory of the Root. This escape only permits opening the parent directory itself, not ancestors of the parent or files contained within the parent.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–4.4
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (39)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0953Golang Go: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2025-05-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Golang Go ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-golang-2025-22873Improper access to parent directory of root in os2026-02-06vendor · osvUS
It was possible to improperly access the parent directory of an os.Root by opening a filename ending in "../". For example, Root.Open("../") would open the parent directory of the Root. This escape only permits opening the parent directory itself, not ancestors of the parent or files contained within the parent.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- GO-2026-4403Improper access to parent directory of root in os2026-02-04vendor · osvUS
It was possible to improperly access the parent directory of an os.Root by opening a filename ending in "../". For example, Root.Open("../") would open the parent directory of the Root. This escape only permits opening the parent directory itself, not ancestors of the parent or files contained within the parent.
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202602-767cnnvd
- EUVD-2025-206863enisa_euvd
- BDU:2025-07316fstec_bdu
- GHSA-p3p7-9h4w-jqw2enisa_euvd
- BIT-golang-2025-22873osv
- GO-2026-4403osv
sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/06/2cnnvd
- https://go.dev/cl/670036cnnvd
- https://go.dev/dl/Patchcnnvd
- https://go.dev/issue/73555cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/UZoIkUT367A/m/5WDxKizJAQAJcnnvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4403cnnvd
- https://go.dev/cl/670036enisa_euvd
- https://go.dev/issue/73555enisa_euvd
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