CVE-2022-41720
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
07/12/2022
Last modified:
23/04/2025
Description
On Windows, restricted files can be accessed via os.DirFS and http.Dir. The os.DirFS function and http.Dir type provide access to a tree of files rooted at a given directory. These functions permit access to Windows device files under that root. For example, os.DirFS("C:/tmp").Open("COM1") opens the COM1 device. Both os.DirFS and http.Dir only provide read-only filesystem access. In addition, on Windows, an os.DirFS for the directory (the root of the current drive) can permit a maliciously crafted path to escape from the drive and access any path on the system. With fix applied, the behavior of os.DirFS("") has changed. Previously, an empty root was treated equivalently to "/", so os.DirFS("").Open("tmp") would open the path "/tmp". This now returns an error.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.18.9 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.19.0 (including) | 1.19.4 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://go.dev/cl/455716
- https://go.dev/issue/56694
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/L_3rmdT0BMU/m/yZDrXjIiBQAJ
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1143
- https://go.dev/cl/455716
- https://go.dev/issue/56694
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/L_3rmdT0BMU/m/yZDrXjIiBQAJ
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1143



