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CVE-2024-8244

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.

  • Published: Aug 6, 2025
  • Updated: Nov 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2024-8244
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.7
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.