CVE-2026-39817 (GCVE-0-2026-39817)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-07 19:41 – Updated: 2026-05-07 19:41
VLAI?
Title
Invoking "go tool pack" does not sanitize output paths in cmd/go
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
Go
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Go toolchain cmd/go Affected: 0 , < 1.25.10 (semver)
Affected: 1.26.0-0 , < 1.26.3 (semver)
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Credits
Harshit Gupta (Mr HAX)
Show details on NVD website

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