Google Go up to 1.15.11/1.16.4 Proxy privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Go up to 1.15.11/1.16.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Proxy Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-33197. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Go up to 1.15.11/1.16.4 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Proxy Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was presented 08/03/2021. The advisory is shared at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-33197. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 291747 (MiracleLinux 8 : grafana-7.5.9-4.el8 (AXSA:2021-2800:06)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.15.12 or 1.16.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (291747). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 291747
Nessus Name: MiracleLinux 8 : grafana-7.5.9-4.el8 (AXSA:2021-2800:06)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Go 1.15.12/1.16.5

Timelineinfo

05/19/2021 🔍
08/03/2021 +76 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2026 +1631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: groups.google.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-33197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-33197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179953

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2021 12:11
Updated: 01/20/2026 12:46
Changes: 08/03/2021 12:11 (37), 08/07/2021 08:30 (2), 01/20/2026 12:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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