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CVE-2026-39819
Invoking "go bug" follows symlinks in predictable temporary filenames in cmd/go
Medium5.3EPSS 0.18%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Go
Description
The "go bug" command writes to two files with predictable names in the system temporary directory (for example, "/tmp"). An attacker with access to the temporary directory can create a symlink in one of these names, causing "go bug" to overwrite the target of the symlink.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Go
- 30 days later
· 30 days later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
- CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File
- CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected < 1.25.10
- affected 1.26.0-0 – < 1.26.3
References (4)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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