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CVE-2022-29804

Incorrect conversion of certain invalid paths to valid, absolute paths in Clean in path/filepath before Go 1.17.11 and G

Incorrect conversion of certain invalid paths to valid, absolute paths in Clean in path/filepath before Go 1.17.11 and Go 1.18.3 on Windows allows potential directory traversal attack.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00048
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
golang go< 1.17.11
golang go>= 1.18.0 and < 1.18.3
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go stdlib fixed in 1.17.11, 1.18.3
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Sigma Hunt Rules

7
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@golang.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Aug 2022 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

6
msrcCVE-2022-29804
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12123-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12124-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:2312-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2004-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://go.dev/cl/401595
https://go.dev/issue/52476
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/9cd1818a7d019c02fa4898b3e45a323e35033290
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/TzIC9-t8Ytg/m/IWz5T6x7AAAJ
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0533
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