CVE-2017-15041

Go before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows "go get" remote command execution. Using custom domains, it is possible to arrange things so that example.com/pkg1 points to a Subversion repository but example.com/pkg1/pkg2 points to a Git repository. If the Subversion repository includes a Git checkout in its pkg2 directory and some other work is done to ensure the proper ordering of operations, "go get" can be tricked into reusing this Git checkout for the fetch of code from pkg2. If the Subversion repository's Git checkout has malicious commands in .git/hooks/, they will execute on the system running "go get."

Published: 2017-10-05 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15041 is rated High Risk (77.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.94%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15041

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.36% 8.94% +6.58%
2 2026-06-09 2.85% 2.36% -0.48%
3 2026-06-08 — 2.85% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15041

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-15041

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2017-15041: 1 GLSA(s) (201710-23), 1 atom(s) (dev-lang/go); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-15041
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15041
ubuntu low CVE-2017-15041 low priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (golang, golang-1.6, golang-1.7, golang-1.8, golang-1.9), 105 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 89, ignored 6, needs-triage 3, not-affected 3, needed 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
golang go <= 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
golang go 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:1.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat developer_tools 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:developer_tools:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_tus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15041

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101196 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3463 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0878 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/22125 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://golang.org/cl/68022 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://golang.org/cl/68190 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/golang-dev/RinSE3EiJBI/kYL7zb07AgAJ Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-23 Third Party Advisory
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