CVE-2024-8244

Unintended directory traversal via symlink replacement

Published Aug 6, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

A TOCTOU race in Go standard library path/filepath Walk and WalkDir allows attackers to traverse unintended directories via symlink replacement. The functions do not bind later traversal to the path entry already checked, so replacing a checked component with a symlink redirects the walk before use. Exploitation requires control of part of the walked filesystem and precise timing; subsequent reads or writes depend on the consuming callback.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A TOCTOU race in Go standard library path/filepath Walk and WalkDir allows attackers to traverse unintended directories via symlink replacement. The functions do not bind later traversal to the path entry already checked, so replacing a checked component with a symlink redirects the walk before use. Exploitation requires control of part of the walked filesystem and precise timing; subsequent reads or writes depend on the consuming callback.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8244
Published
Aug 6, 2025
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
Go standard library
Product
path/filepath
Classifications
CWE-367
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Go standard library · path/filepathAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.7UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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