CVE-2015-8618: golang go
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-8618 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in golang go. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 27-01-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Int.Exp Montgomery code in the math/big library in Go 1.5.x before 1.5.3 mishandles carry propagation and produces incorrect output, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain private RSA keys via unspecified vectors.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.63% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Go1 product
- stdlib≥ 1.5.0-0, < 1.5.3
Golang1 product
- go1.5 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL42.1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
15 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175642.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- go-review.googlesource.comX Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176179.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA