CVE-2025-68120: To prevent unexpected untrusted code execution, the Visual Studio Code Go extension is now disabled in Restricted Mode.

CVE-2025-68120 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2025-12-30

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

Technologies: go (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-68120 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-68120 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-68120?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 30 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/golang/vscode-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.52.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-68120?
Yes. github.com/golang/vscode-go (Go): upgrade to 0.52.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-68120?
Check whether you run github.com/golang/vscode-go (Go) or go (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/golang/vscode-go (Go): upgrade to 0.52.1 or later
    go get github.com/golang/vscode-go@v0.52.1

Affected products

  • github.com/golang/vscode-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.52.1
  • go (Go)

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-68120
  • GHSA-fjmr-7667-8v4p
  • GO-2025-4249

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