CVE-2024-8244
low-risk
Published 2025-08-06
The filepath.Walk and filepath.WalkDir functions are documented as not following symbolic links, but both functions are susceptible to a TOCTOU (time of check/time of use) race condition where a portion of the path being walked is replaced with a symbolic link while the walk is in progress.
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.7/10
Low
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
References (2)
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
13/34 · Low
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal