Answer in brief
CVE-2022-1996 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in go-restful. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps github.com/emicklei/go-restful (go), github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v2 (go), github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 9.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps github.com/emicklei/go-restful (go), github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v2 (go), github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/emicklei/go-restfulgo | >=0 <2.16.0 | 2.16.0 |
| github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v2go | >=0 | Not reported |
| github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3go | >=3.0.0 <3.8.0 | 3.8.0 |
Published upstream
Jun 9, 2022
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository emicklei/go-restful prior to v3.8.0.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.