CVE-2025-22873

low
Published 2026-02-04 · Modified 2026-05-15
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
2.5

Description

It was possible to improperly access the parent directory of an os.Root by opening a filename ending in "../". For example, Root.Open("../") would open the parent directory of the Root. This escape only permits opening the parent directory itself, not ancestors of the parent or files contained within the parent.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22873.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-22873

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202505-12

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed2:1.24.3-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed1.24.4-1
debian debianbookwormfixed0
suse slesaffected

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
golang Gostdlib>=1.24.0-0,<1.24.31.23.9

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.