CVE-2025-22867 Arbitrary code execution during build on darwin in cmd/go
Attackers can execute arbitrary code during Go module builds on macOS if CGO directives use specific linker path values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-22867?
CVE-2025-22867 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in cmd/go, published on 6 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Darwin, building a Go module which contains CGO can trigger arbitrary code execution when using the Apple version of ld, due to usage of the @executable_path, @loader_path, or @rpath special values in a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive. This issue only affected go1.24rc2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22867?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including golang and toolchain.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
golang Bitnami | From 1.24.0-rc.2 | 1.24.0-rc.3 |
toolchain Go | From 1.24.0-rc.2 | 1.24.0-rc.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-22867?
Upgrade golang to 1.24.0-rc.3 or later.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-22867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-golang-2025-22867, ECHO-d085-1c12-aa45, GHSA-664g-9vm2-r26f, GO-2025-3428.