FKIE_CVE-2026-39817

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-07 20:16 - Updated: 2026-05-13 14:59
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The "go tool pack" subcommand (usually used only by the compiler as an internal tool with known-good inputs) does not sanitize output filenames. Extracting a malicious archive file with the "pack" subcommand can write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem.
References
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/cl/767520Patch
security@golang.orghttps://go.dev/issue/78778Issue Tracking
security@golang.orghttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47MIssue Tracking, Mailing List
security@golang.orghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4979Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
golang go *
golang go *
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