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CVE-2025-61731 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://go.dev/cl/736711 Go Project
https://go.dev/issue/77100 Go Project
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc Go Project
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339 Go Project

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-61731
NVD Published Date:
01/28/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/29/2026
Source:
Go Project