High severity · published Jan 28, 2025
CVE-2024-45340
GOAUTH credential leak in cmd/go
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Credentials provided via the new GOAUTH feature were not being properly segmented by domain, allowing a malicious server to request credentials they should not have access to. By default, unless otherwise set, this only affected credentials stored in the users .netrc file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CM
cmd/go · Go toolchain
1.24.0-0 before 1.24.0-rc.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45340
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45340
go.dev
https://go.dev/cl/643097
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/71249
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/CAWXhan3Jww/m/bk9LAa-lCgAJ
pkg.go.dev
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3383
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