Security Advisory

CVE-2023-24531

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2024-07-02 19:51:48
Last updated 2025-03-28 15:02:59
Assigner Go
State PUBLISHED

Description

Command go env is documented as outputting a shell script containing the Go environment. However, go env doesnt sanitize values, so executing its output as a shell script can cause various bad bahaviors, including executing arbitrary commands or inserting new environment variables. This issue is relatively minor because, in general, if an attacker can set arbitrary environment variables on a system, they have better attack vectors than making "go env" print them out.