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 leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.63% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- golang/go · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1304Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KINGSABRI/CVE-in-Ruby/tree/master/CVE-2018-6574Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1304Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KINGSABRI/CVE-in-Ruby/tree/master/CVE-2018-6574Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.