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Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.21.1
critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 428488
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- The go.mod toolchain directive, introduced in Go 1.21, can be leveraged to execute scripts and binaries
relative to the root of the module when the "go" command was executed within the module. This applies to
modules downloaded using the "go" command from the module proxy, as well as modules downloaded directly
using VCS software. (CVE-2023-39320)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 428488
Version: Revision 1.6
Type: Local
Family: Golang
Published: 7/21/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 97.07
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39320
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-39320