Building a malicious package that uses "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" or links against a crafted PE object on Windows could
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 1.27.4 or 1.26.11 soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 07:48 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.27.4, 1.26.11
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade cmd/cgo and cmd/compile and cmd/link to 1.27.4 or 1.26.11.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Go toolchaincmd/cgo | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/cgo | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/compile | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/compile | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/link | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/link | Affected
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AI-suggested
The vulnerability has been addressed by enhancing validation in the Go compiler and linker. The compiler now validates every character of library names in "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" directives, including cgo-generated files on Windows, rejecting path traversal sequences and unsafe characters. Similarly, "cmd/cgo" and "cmd/link" reject PE imported DLL names containing path separators, "..", ":", or leading "-" or "@". Users should update to the fixed versions of the Go toolchain once available.
Description
A vulnerability in the Go compiler and linker on Windows allows malicious packages using "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" directives or crafted PE objects to pass unsafe library arguments to the external linker. The issue arises because the compiler previously only checked the first character of library names and did not validate imported DLL names extracted from PE files, enabling path traversal and special character injection. The compiler and linker now fully validate library names and reject unsafe characters and path traversal sequences.