CVE-2016-3958
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 23, 2016 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGo
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvckCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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