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CVE-2017-15041

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15041 is a critical remote command execution vulnerability affecting Go versions before 1.8.4 and 1.9.1, as well as Debian and Red Hat distributions. Attackers can exploit a flaw in the "go get" command by manipulating repository types and Git checkouts, leading to the execution of malicious commands from .git/hooks/. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:1.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:developer_tools:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0894 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer ToolsFixed in: go-toolset-7-0:1.8-10.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer ToolsFixed in: go-toolset-7-golang-0:1.8.5-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: golang-0:1.9.4-1.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3Fixed in: golang
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational ToolsFixed in: golang
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational ToolsFixed in: golang

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-15041Moderate

golang: arbitrary code execution during "go get" or "go get -d"

Oct 4, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:3463
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0878
Third Party Advisory
github.com / golang/go/issues/22125
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
golang.org / cl/68022
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
golang.org / cl/68190
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
groups.google.com / d/msg/golang-dev/RinSE3EiJBI/kYL7zb07AgAJ
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00014.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-23
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101196
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry