High
Empty Cmd.Path can trigger unintended binary in os/exec on Windows
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Code injection in Cmd.Start in os/exec before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 allows execution of any binaries in the working directory named either "..com" or "..exe" by calling Cmd.Run, Cmd.Start, Cmd.Output, or Cmd.CombinedOutput when Cmd.Path is unset.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-30580
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Empty Cmd.Path can trigger unintended binary in os/exec on Windows
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Aug 2022, 20:18 UTC
Code injection in Cmd.Start in os/exec before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 allows execution of any binaries in the working directory named either "..com" or "..exe" by calling Cmd.Run, Cmd.Start, Cmd.Output, or Cmd.CombinedOutput when Cmd.Path is unset.
osv:CVE-2022-30580
Complete source record
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