CVE-2023-32698Public exploit

Unauthorized file modification via inherited permissive modes

Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Jan 10, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in GoReleaser nFPM before 2.29.0 allow local users to modify files installed from generated packages. Content.WithFileInfoDefaults and tree or glob expansion copy source modes into package metadata without applying a restrictive mask when file_info.mode is unset. The issue requires permissive source files and no explicit mode or umask; installed 0666 or 0777 files permit unauthorized reads or changes.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in GoReleaser nFPM before 2.29.0 allow local users to modify files installed from generated packages. Content.WithFileInfoDefaults and tree or glob expansion copy source modes into package metadata without applying a restrictive mask when file_info.mode is unset. The issue requires permissive source files and no explicit mode or umask; installed 0666 or 0777 files permit unauthorized reads or changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32698
Published
May 30, 2023
Updated
Jan 10, 2025
Vendor
GoReleaser
Product
nFPM
Classifications
CWE-276, T1222.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 0.1.0, < 2.29.0
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.0.0, < 2.29.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GoReleaser · nFPMversion=>= 0.1.0, < 2.29.0; version=>= 2.0.0, < 2.29.0

Published CVSS scores

7.1GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1222.002File and Directory Permissions Modification: Linux and Mac Permissions

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