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CVE-2023-27475: Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Goutil is a collection of miscellaneous functionality for the go language. In versions prior to 0.6.0 when users use fsutil.Unzip to unzip zip files from a malicious attacker, they may be vulnerable to path traversal. This vulnerability is known as a ZipSlip. This issue has been fixed in version 0.6.0, users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

• gookit goutil: before 0.6.0 — fixed in 0.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gookit goutil 0.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gookit/goutil/commit/d7b94fede71f018f129f7d21feb58c895d28dadc
• https://github.com/gookit/goutil/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0003/
• https://github.com/gookit/goutil/commit/d7b94fede71f018f129f7d21feb58c895d28dadc
• https://github.com/gookit/goutil/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0003/

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