CVE-2026-42507: Arbitrary inputs are included in errors without any escaping in net/textproto
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-42507 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in go standard library net/textproto. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 30Timeline
- 02-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When returning errors, functions in the net/textproto package would include its input as part of the error. This might allow an attacker to inject misleading content to errors that are printed or logged.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
31%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.04 pp
From 0.41% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard199 products
- aactl< 0.4.12-r54
- act< 0.2.89-r1
- actionlintAll versions (No fix recorded)
- actions-runner-controller< 0.14.2-r2
- addon-resizer< 1.8.23-r20
Alpine1 product
- go< 1.26.8-r0
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References
12 links- go.dev/issue/79346REPORT