CVE-2024-8244

LOW EPSS 8.8%

Published Aug 6, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

3.7 CVSS 3.1

Low

Published Aug 6, 2025 11mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

3.7

Exploitability

2.2

Impact

1.4

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

8.8% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

References 2

go.dev https://go.dev/issue/70007
pkg.go.dev https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-9999

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.