CVE-2026-39819: Invoking "go bug" follows symlinks in predictable temporary filenames in cmd/go

Analyzed

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-39819DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39819CGA-2242-9rhf-jrw5+7339 more

Published 07-05-2026Last modified 08-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-39819 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in go toolchain cmd/go. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.3/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)

EPSS score

0.18%

0%100%

Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 17

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10723-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10741-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21254-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21319-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 RHSA-2026:22112+11 more

Timeline

07-05-2026
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
08-05-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

v3.15.3

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 0.15% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File AccessThe product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard198 products

aactl< 0.4.12-r50 | < 0.4.12-r51
act< 0.2.88-r2
actions-runner-controller-fips< 0.14.1-r2 | < 0.14.1-r1
addon-resizer< 1.8.23-r19 | < 1.8.23-r18
addon-resizer-fips< 1.8.23-r18

age-fips< 1.3.1-r8 | < 1.3.1-r7
agentbeat< 9.2.7-r7
agentbeat-fips< 9.2.7-r7 | < 9.2.7-r6
amazon-cloudwatch-agent< 1.300067.0-r3 | < 1.300067.0-r2
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amazon-cloudwatch-agent-amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard-fips< 1.300067.0-r4
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amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-downloader-fips< 1.300067.0-r4
amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-translator< 1.300067.0-r2 | < 1.300067.0-r3
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amazon-ssm-agent< 3.3.3270.0-r14
amazon-ssm-agent-ecs-exec< 3.3.3270.0-r14
amazon-ssm-agent-ecs-exec-fips< 3.3.3270.0-r16 | < 3.3.3270.0-r15
amazon-ssm-agent-fips< 3.3.3270.0-r16
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ansible-operator-fips< 1.42.2-r5
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argo-cd-fips-3.2< 3.2.11-r1 | < 3.2.11-r2
argo-cd-fips-3.2-compat< 3.2.11-r1
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argo-cd-fips-3.3-compat< 3.3.10-r0
argo-events< 1.9.10-r18 | < 1.9.10-r19
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argo-workflow-controller-fips-3.7< 3.7.14-r0
argo-workflow-controller-fips-4.0< 4.0.5-r2 | < 4.0.5-r1
argo-workflow-executor-3.6< 3.6.19-r7
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argo-workflow-executor-4.0< 4.0.5-r2
argo-workflow-executor-fips-3.6< 3.6.19-r7 | < 3.6.19-r8
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argo-workflows-4.0< 4.0.5-r2
argo-workflows-fips-3.6< 3.6.19-r7 | < 3.6.19-r8
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argo-workflows-fips-4.0< 4.0.5-r2
argocd-image-updater-fips< 1.2.0-r1 | < 1.2.0-r2
atlantis< 0.43.0-r0 | < 0.43.0-r1
atlantis-fips< 0.43.0-r2 | < 0.43.0-r3
atlas-1.0-fips< 1.0.0-r5
atlas-1.1-fips< 1.1.0-r3
auditbeat-8.17< 8.17.10-r17
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auditbeat-fips-7< 7.17.29-r16 | < 7.17.29-r15
auditbeat-fips-8.17< 8.17.10-r16 | < 8.17.10-r17
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auditbeat-fips-9.0< 9.0.8-r20 | < 9.0.8-r19
auditbeat-fips-9.1< 9.1.10-r14
auditbeat-fips-9.2< 9.2.8-r6 | < 9.2.8-r5
auditbeat-fips-9.3< 9.3.4-r2 | < 9.3.4-r1
authentik-2025.12-go-server< 2025.12.4-r8 | < 2025.12.4-r7
authentik-fips-2025.12-go-server< 2025.12.4-r6
authentik-fips-2026.2-go-server< 2026.2.1-r6
authservice< 1.1.5-r8
authservice-fips< 1.1.5-r7
avmfix< 0.7.0-r1
avmfix-fips< 0.7.0-r1
aws-application-networking-k8s-fips< 2.0.2-r1
aws-ebs-csi-driver-1.52< 1.52.1-r11 | < 1.52.1-r10
aws-ebs-csi-driver-1.54< 1.54.0-r10 | < 1.54.0-r9
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.50< 1.50.3-r9
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.51< 1.51.2-r10 | < 1.51.2-r9
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.52< 1.52.1-r9
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.53< 1.53.0-r9 | < 1.53.0-r8
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.54< 1.54.0-r9 | < 1.54.0-r8
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.55< 1.55.0-r9
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.56< 1.56.0-r6
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.57< 1.57.1-r2 | < 1.57.1-r1
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.58< 1.58.0-r1
aws-ebs-csi-driver-fips-1.59< 1.59.0-r0
aws-efs-csi-driver-fips< 3.1.0-r1 | < 3.1.0-r0
aws-eks-pod-identity-agent-fips< 0.1.37-r2 | < 0.1.37-r1
aws-flb-cloudwatch< 1.9.5-r1
aws-flb-cloudwatch-fips< 1.9.5-r0
aws-flb-firehose< 1.7.3-r1
aws-flb-firehose-fips< 1.7.3-r1
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aws-fsx-csi-driver-fips< 1.9.0-r1
aws-iam-authenticator< 0.7.15-r2
aws-iam-authenticator-fips< 0.7.15-r0
aws-lambda-runtime-interface-emulator< 1.35-r0
aws-load-balancer-controller-fips< 3.3.0-r0
aws-network-policy-agent-fips< 1.3.4-r0
aws-node-termination-handler-fips< 1.25.6-r4
aws-nuke-fips< 3.64.2-r0
aws-otel-collector< 0.47.0-r12
aws-otel-collector-fips< 0.47.0-r9
aws-otel-collector-healthcheck< 0.47.0-r12
aws-otel-collector-healthcheck-fips< 0.47.0-r9
aws-privateca-issuer-fips< 1.8.1-r2 | < 1.8.1-r3
aws-signer-notation-plugin-fips< 1.0.2292-r10
aws-sigv4-proxy-fips< 1.11.1-r5 | < 1.11.1-r6
azcopy-fips< 10.32.3-r1
azure-aad-pod-identity-mic< 1.8.17-r35 | < 1.8.17-r36
azure-aad-pod-identity-nmi< 1.8.17-r36
azure-service-operator< 2.19.0-r0
azure-service-operator-fips< 2.18.0-r6
azure-vnet-cni< 1.7.13-r1 | < 1.7.13-r2
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azuredisk-csi-fips-1.34< 1.34.3-r1
azurefile-csi-fips-1.31All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.31.8-r13
azurefile-csi-fips-1.32< 1.32.9-r9 | < 1.32.9-r8
azurefile-csi-fips-1.33< 1.33.9-r1
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bazelisk< 1.29.0-r0 | < 1.29.0-r1
bento-fips< 1.17.0-r3 | < 1.17.0-r4
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blob-csi-fips-1.24< 1.24.11-r19
blob-csi-fips-1.25< 1.25.10-r16 | < 1.25.10-r15
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buildtools-buildifier-fips< 8.5.1-r5
buildtools-buildozer-fips< 8.5.1-r5 | < 8.5.1-r4
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cadence< 1.4.0-r6
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cadence-fips< 1.4.0-r5 | < 1.4.0-r6
cadence-fips-cassandra-tool< 1.4.0-r6 | < 1.4.0-r5
cadence-fips-server< 1.4.0-r6
cadence-fips-sql-tool< 1.4.0-r6
cadence-server< 1.4.0-r6
cadence-sql-tool< 1.4.0-r6
cadvisor-fips< 0.56.2-r7
calico-apiserver-fips-3.30< 3.30.7-r5
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calico-app-policy-3.30< 3.30.7-r6
calico-app-policy-fips-3.30< 3.30.7-r5
calico-app-policy-fips-3.31< 3.31.4-r9
calico-cni-fips-3.30< 3.30.7-r5 | < 3.30.7-r4
calico-cni-fips-3.31< 3.31.4-r8 | < 3.31.4-r9
calico-felix-3.30< 3.30.7-r6
calico-felix-fips-3.30< 3.30.7-r4 | < 3.30.7-r5
calico-felix-fips-3.31< 3.31.4-r9

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go≥ 1.26.0, < 1.25.10-r0 | ≥ 1.26.0, < 1.26.3-r0
rclone< 1.74.1-r0

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References

13 links

go.dev/issue/78584REPORTWEBIssue Tracking
go.dev/cl/763882REPORTWEBFIXPatch
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47MREPORTWEBIssue TrackingMailing List
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4978REPORTWEBVendor Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-39819REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39819REPORT
go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/763882REPORT
github.com/golang/go/issues/78584REPORT
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-39819Advisory
pkg.go.devWEB

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