CVE-2018-6574

golang: arbitrary code execution during "go get" via C compiler options

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.

Go, en versiones anteriores a la 1.8.7; Go en versiones 1.9.x anteriores a la 1.9.4 y los prelanzamientos de Go 1.10 anteriores a Go 1.10rc2 permiten la ejecución remota de comandos "go get" durante la construcción del código fuente aprovechando la característica del plugin gcc o clang debido a que los argumentos -fplugin= y -plugin= no se bloquearon.

An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the way Go's "go get" command handled gcc and clang sensitive options during the build. A remote attacker capable of hosting malicious repositories could potentially use this flaw to cause arbitrary command execution on the client side.

Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: go-toolset-7-golang. Go Toolset is provided as a Technology Preview. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-02 CVE Reserved
2018-02-07 CVE Published
2018-04-02 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (90)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672	Issue Tracking
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU	X_refsource_confirm
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-nuts/sprOaQ5m3Dk	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/neargle/Go-Get-RCE-CVE-2018-6574-POC	2018-04-24
https://github.com/qweraqq/CVE-2018-6574	2019-04-08
https://github.com/frozenkp/CVE-2018-6574	2022-03-16
https://github.com/darthvader-htb/CVE-2018-6574	2020-05-20
https://github.com/antunesmpedro/CVE-2018-6574	2023-01-31
https://github.com/asavior2/CVE-2018-6574	2019-10-30
https://github.com/Dannners/CVE-2018-6574-go-get-RCE	2024-05-29
https://github.com/jftierno/-CVE-2018-6574	2024-03-18
https://github.com/ItsFadinG/CVE-2018-6574	2021-10-20
https://github.com/OLAOLAOLA789/CVE-2018-6574	2021-06-15
https://github.com/markisback/CVE-2018-6574	2022-08-10
https://github.com/jahwni/CVE-2018-6574	2023-02-22
https://github.com/shadofren/CVE-2018-6574	2020-12-21
https://github.com/InfoSecJack/CVE-2018-6574	2019-09-19
https://github.com/the-valluvarsploit/CVE-2018-6574	2022-03-24
https://github.com/jeyaseelans86/CVE-2018-6574	2022-11-09
https://github.com/mux0x/CVE-2018-6574	2022-12-03
https://github.com/Zeeshan12340/CVE-2018-6574	2023-06-09
https://github.com/yavolo/CVE-2018-6574	2022-04-20
https://github.com/chaosura/CVE-2018-6574	2019-05-18
https://github.com/pswalia2u/CVE-2018-6574	2020-10-13
https://github.com/vishack/CVE-2018-6574	2020-12-30
https://github.com/noname-nohost/CVE-2018-6574	2020-12-17
https://github.com/Devang-Solanki/CVE-2018-6574	2021-10-15
https://github.com/bme2003/CVE-2018-6574	2024-06-19
https://github.com/coblax/CVE-2018-6574	2020-04-29
https://github.com/nthuong95/CVE-2018-6574	2020-03-04
https://github.com/acole76/cve-2018-6574	2018-04-02
https://github.com/wb4r/go-get-rce	2023-03-05
https://github.com/ahmetmanga/go-get-rce	2018-05-20
https://github.com/redirected/cve-2018-6574	2018-11-01
https://github.com/20matan/CVE-2018-6574-POC	2018-12-16
https://github.com/zur250/Zur-Go-GET-RCE-Solution	2018-12-25
https://github.com/mekhalleh/cve-2018-6574	2024-08-12
https://github.com/veter069/go-get-rce	2019-01-11
https://github.com/duckzsc2/CVE-2018-6574-POC	2019-01-21
https://github.com/d4rkshell/go-get-rce	2019-04-19
https://github.com/french560/ptl6574	2019-07-23
https://github.com/drset/golang	2019-11-29
https://github.com/kev-ho/cve-2018-6574-payload	2020-01-02
https://github.com/sdosis/cve-2018-6574	2020-01-06
https://github.com/No1zy/CVE-2018-6574-PoC	2020-01-18
https://github.com/AdriVillaB/CVE-2018-6574	2020-03-06
https://github.com/yitingfan/CVE-2018-6574_demo	2020-03-16
https://github.com/mhamed366/CVE-2018-6574	2020-11-05
https://github.com/Eugene24/CVE-2018-6574	2020-04-08
https://github.com/it3x55/CVE-2018-6574	2020-06-12
https://github.com/Malone5923/CVE-2018-6574-go-get-RCE	2021-06-13
https://github.com/illnino/CVE-2018-6574	2020-07-20
https://github.com/TakuCoder/CVE-2018-6574	2020-08-28
https://github.com/kawkab101/cve-2018-6574	2020-09-13
https://github.com/lsnakazone/cve-2018-6574	2020-09-27
https://github.com/jongmartinez/CVE-2018-6574-POC	2020-10-22
https://github.com/NikolaT3sla/cve-2018-6574	2020-12-22
https://github.com/PLP-Orange/cve-2018-6574-exercise	2020-12-31
https://github.com/purgedemo/CVE-2018-6574	2021-01-11
https://github.com/killtr0/POC-CVE-2018-6574	2024-08-12
https://github.com/theJuan1112/pentesterlab-cve-2018-6574	2021-03-23
https://github.com/MohamedTarekq/test-CVE-2018-6574-	2021-04-15
https://github.com/repos13579/labCVE-2018-6574	2021-06-16
https://github.com/sec000/cve-2018-6574	2021-06-19
https://github.com/jaya522/CVE-2018-6574-go-get-RCE	2021-06-20
https://github.com/noobTest1122/CVE-2018-6574	2021-06-24
https://github.com/l3ouu4n9/CVE-2018-6574-POC	2021-08-16
https://github.com/R3dAlch3mist/cve-2018-6574	2021-08-17
https://github.com/imojne/CVE-2018-6574-POC	2021-11-03
https://github.com/twseptian/cve-2018-6574	2022-03-13
https://github.com/Cypheer/exploit_CVE-2018-6574	2022-05-27
https://github.com/tjcim/cve-2018-6574	2022-06-02
https://github.com/hasharmujahid/CVE-2018-6574-go-get-RCE	2022-09-07
https://github.com/chr1sM/CVE-2018-6574	2022-11-11
https://github.com/seoqqq/CVE-2018-6574	2023-01-25
https://github.com/NsByte/CVE-2018-6574	2023-04-12
https://github.com/zerbaliy3v/cve-2018-6574-exploit	2023-12-12
https://github.com/faiqu3/cve-2018-6574	2024-04-20
https://github.com/iNoSec2/cve-2018-6574	2024-07-07
https://github.com/faqihudin13/CVE-2018-6574	2024-09-05
https://github.com/lisu60/cve-2018-6574	2024-09-09
https://github.com/Saboor-Hakimi/CVE-2018-6574	2024-09-16
https://github.com/elw0od/PentesterLab	2025-03-07
https://github.com/rootxjs/CVE-2018-6574	2022-11-09
https://github.com/KINGSABRI/CVE-in-Ruby/tree/master/CVE-2018-6574	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1304	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6574	2018-05-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1543561	2018-05-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				<= 1.8.6 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version " <= 1.8.6"		-		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.9 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.9"		-		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.9.1 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.9.1"		-		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.9.2 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.9.2"		-		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.9.3 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.9.3"		-		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.10 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.10"		beta1		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.10 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.10"		beta2		Affected
Golang Search vendor "Golang"		Go Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go"				1.10 Search vendor "Golang" for product "Go" and version "1.10"		rc1		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected