Understanding command injection vulnerabilities in Go

Command injection is a security vulnerability that occurs when an application passes unsafe user-supplied data to a system shell, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system under the same application user. In Go, command injection often involves using the os/exec package to spawn system commands. To mitigate this risk, developers should validate and sanitize all user inputs, use parameterized commands, and leverage safe APIs or libraries instead of system commands. Additionally, tools like Snyk Code can help identify and fix vulnerabilities in Go code.