CVE-2023-45284 | BDVDB-2026-216508 Detail

Go standard librarypath/filepath

Description#

On Windows, The IsLocal function does not correctly detect reserved device names in some cases. Reserved names followed by spaces, such as "COM1 ", and reserved names "COM" and "LPT" followed by superscript 1, 2, or 3, are incorrectly reported as local. With fix, IsLocal now correctly reports these names as non-local.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-41 Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-11-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-11-09
Last modified: 2024-09-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Go standard library
Product: path/filepath

All Go standard library vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 65.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.20.11
Fixed
1.20.11
Vulnerable
>= 1.21.0-0 and < 1.21.4
Fixed
1.21.4

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).