net up to 1.25.9/1.26.2 on Go Dial/LookupPort uncaught exception
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in net up to 1.25.9/1.26.2 on Go. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Dial/LookupPort. The manipulation leads to uncaught exception.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-39836. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in net up to 1.25.9/1.26.2 on Go. This issue affects the function Dial/LookupPort. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncaught exception vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-248. An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).
It is possible to read the advisory at go.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-39836 since 04/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 315061 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : go1.25 (SUSE-SU-2026:1862-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 1.25.10 or 1.26.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (315061), EUVD (EUVD-2026-28427) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1437). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Google Container-Optimized OS
- Amazon Linux 2
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Microsoft Azure Linux
- Golang Go
- Red Hat OpenShift
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Uncaught exceptionCWE: CWE-248
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 315061
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : go1.25 (SUSE-SU-2026:1862-1)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: net 1.25.10/1.26.3
Timeline
04/07/2026 CVE reserved05/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/07/2026 VulDB entry created
07/20/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: go.devStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-39836 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-39836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361955
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1437 - Golang Go: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 05/07/2026 22:35Updated: 07/20/2026 14:06
Changes: 05/07/2026 22:35 (53), 05/08/2026 02:32 (1), 05/09/2026 01:00 (7), 05/16/2026 19:57 (2), 06/19/2026 18:24 (1), 07/20/2026 14:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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