Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting std/syscall package, versions <1.5.4>=1.6.0-0 <1.6.1
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- published6 Jan 2026
- disclosed5 Jan 2022
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 5 Jan 2022
CVE-2016-3958 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade std/syscall to version 1.5.4, 1.6.1 or higher.
Overview
std/syscall is a Go standard library package std/syscall
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
Go Vulnerability Report:
Untrusted search path vulnerability on Windows related to LoadLibrary allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the current working directory.