CVE-2025-61731

Jan. 29, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

7.8
High

Description

Building a malicious file with cmd/go can cause can cause a write to an attacker-controlled file with partial control of the file content. The "#cgo pkg-config:" directive in a Go source file provides command-line arguments to provide to the Go pkg-config command. An attacker can provide a "--log-file" argument to this directive, causing pkg-config to write to an attacker-controlled location.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Golang
  • Cmd Go
  • Pkg Config
  • *
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a golang cmd_go / / / / / / / /
a golang pkg_config / / / / / / / /

References

https://go.dev/cl/736711
https://go.dev/issue/77100
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339

Tags

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2026-01-28
CVE-2025-61731

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 28, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 29, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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