CVE-2016-3958 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Go versions prior to 1.5.4 and 1.6.1 on Windows. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory, which is then loaded by the application. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.5, < 1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.6, < 1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.