High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-3958

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 products

Golang/Go2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.5,<1.5.4
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com/golang/go/issues/14959nvdThird Party Advisory
go-review.googlesource.comnvdVendor Advisory
groups.google.com/forum/nvd

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