CVE-2023-27475
Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-27475- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1005
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1005- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv
Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files
Impact
ZipSlip issue when use fsutil package to unzip files. When users use fsutil.Unzip to unzip zip files from a malicious attacker, they may be vulnerable to path traversal.
Patches
It has been fixed in v0.6.0, Please upgrade version to v0.6.0 or above.
Workarounds
No, users have to upgrade version.
- Record
GHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-27475- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-27475- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv
Goutil vulnerable to path traversal when unzipping files
Impact
ZipSlip issue when use fsutil package to unzip files. When users use fsutil.Unzip to unzip zip files from a malicious attacker, they may be vulnerable to path traversal.
Patches
It has been fixed in v0.6.0, Please upgrade version to v0.6.0 or above.
Workarounds
No, users have to upgrade version.
- Record
GHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1611 No score
Path traversal in github.com/gookit/goutil
fsutil.Unzip is vulnerable to path traversal attacks due to improper validation of paths.
- Record
GO-2023-1611- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/gookit/goutilGo |
before 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 |
github.com/gookit/goutilGo |
before 0.6.7 | 0.6.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gookit Goutil, published March 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in github.com/gookit/goutil 0.6.0.
References
github.com/gookit/goutil/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2v-qfhr-4chv
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27475
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1611