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CVE-2026-27140VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-27140· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade Red Hat go to 1.26.2 or 1.25.9 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.26.2, 1.25.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade cmd/go to 1.26.2 or 1.25.9.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Go toolchaincmd/goAffected
  • >=1.26.0-0 <1.26.2
Fixed in
  • 1.26.2
Go toolchaincmd/goAffected
  • <1.25.9
Fixed in
  • 1.25.9
Gocmd/gopkg:golang/cmd/goOther threatsAffected
  • <1.25.9
  • >=1.26.0-0 <1.26.2
Fixed in
  • 1.25.9
  • 1.26.2

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Description

Go Toolset provides the Go programming language tools and libraries. Go is alternatively known as golang. Security Fix(es): * cmd/go: golang: Go (golang) and cmd/go: Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious SWIG file names (CVE-2026-27140) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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