Unexpected untrusted code execution in github.com/golang/vscode-go

Summary

CVECVE-2025-68120
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-30 00:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-10-13 09:10:00 UTC
DescriptionTo prevent unexpected untrusted code execution, the Visual Studio Code Go extension is now disabled in Restricted Mode.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.004540000 probability, percentile 0.372220000 (date 2026-10-04)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Go Go All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Github.comgolangvscode-go Github.com/golang/vscode-go affected 0.52.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/CHG4qfcicBU/m/4tanFUymDQAJ [email protected] groups.google.com Mailing List
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68120 [email protected] nvd.nist.gov Third Party Advisory
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4249 [email protected] pkg.go.dev Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: CHOE WONWOO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wonwoo-choe-908b11390) (en)

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