CVE-2024-8244 | BDVDB-2026-288530 Detail

Go standard librarypath/filepath

Description#

The filepath.Walk and filepath.WalkDir functions are documented as not following symbolic links, but both functions are susceptible to a TOCTOU (time of check/time of use) race condition where a portion of the path being walked is replaced with a symbolic link while the walk is in progress.

Impact#

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

Weaknesses#

CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-08-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-08-06
Last modified: 2025-11-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Go standard library
Product: path/filepath

All Go standard library vulnerabilities

Score

3.7 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 14.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Race Condition

Action

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

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

3.7 Low

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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