5.4

CVE-2025-68120: Unexpected untrusted code execution in github.com/golang/vscode-go

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-fjmr-7667-8v4pGO-2025-4249
Published 29-12-2025Last modified 30-12-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-68120 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in github.com/golang/vscode-go. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2026:0037-1

Timeline

  1. 29-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

To prevent unexpected untrusted code execution, the Visual Studio Code Go extension is now disabled in Restricted Mode.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Github.com/golang1 product
  • vscode-go< 0.52.1
Github.com/golang/vscode-go1 product
Go1 product
  • go< 0.52.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links