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CVE-2025-61731
high
CVSS 7.8
Vulnerability in toolchain (CVE-2025-61731)
Summary
vulnerability in toolchain (CVE-2025-61731). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.24.12, 1.25.6` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-61731** has been found in toolchain.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: upgrade toolchain to **1.24.12, 1.25.6** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "toolchain CVE-2025-61731" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-61731 (toolchain) — CWE-88 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `1.24.12, 1.25.6` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-88) exists in toolchain.
📍 Affected scope
toolchain — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.24.12, 1.25.6**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'toolchain' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'toolchain' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `toolchain` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade toolchain to 1.24.12, 1.25.6ステージング環境で 1.24.12, 1.25.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Go
toolchain
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.24.12"},{"introduced":"1.25.0"},{"fixed":"1.25.6"}]}]
References
- web https://go.dev/cl/736711
- web https://go.dev/issue/77100
- web https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61731
- web https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4339
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12118
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5952
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6949
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7291
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7385
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7833
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7834
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7876
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7877
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7878
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7879
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7883
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61731
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2434433
- web https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-61731.json
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12282
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13736
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14100
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14774
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15091
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20088
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21691
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3556
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3559
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3855
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4434
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5133
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5907
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5941
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5942
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5943
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5944
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5948
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5950
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvqr-69v8-f3gv
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17598