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CVE-2023-39320

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Code injection
9.8CVSS CRITICAL

Summary

The go.mod toolchain directive, introduced in Go 1.21, can be leveraged to execute scripts and binaries relative to the root of the module when the "go" command was executed within the module. This applies to modules downloaded using the "go" command from the module proxy, as well as modules downloaded directly using VCS software.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Go

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://go.dev/cl/526158 ↗

Last checked: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:18:30 UTC