Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Affects Red Hat go-toolset:rhel8Source GCVE Database
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
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade cmd/go to 1.26.2 or 1.25.9.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Go toolchaincmd/go | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go toolchaincmd/go | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gocmd/gopkg:golang/cmd/goOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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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.