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CVE-2026-97042

Linker flag injection via cgo_import_dynamic and PE DLL names in cmd/cgo, cmd/compile, and cmd/link

Products / packages Go toolchain cmd/cgo · Go toolchain cmd/compile · Go toolchain cmd/link · 1 more

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Severity and exploitation

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KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 14/11/2026, 20:55:32 UTC

Severity

unknown

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Known exploitation

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Public exploit

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Remediation

Package fixes recorded

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What this means

Building a malicious package that uses "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" or links against a crafted PE object on Windows could pass unsafe library arguments to the external linker.

Source excerpt · OSV

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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Go toolchain · Go

cmd/cgo

2 ranges
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affected

0 → before 1.26.11

semver versions

1.27.0-0 → before 1.27.4

semver versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Go toolchain · Go

cmd/compile

2 ranges
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affected

0 → before 1.26.11

semver versions

1.27.0-0 → before 1.27.4

semver versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Go toolchain · Go

cmd/link

2 ranges
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affected

0 → before 1.26.11

semver versions

1.27.0-0 → before 1.27.4

semver versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Packages

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toolchain Go
Affected range Recorded fix
Earlier releases before 1.26.11Semantic versions1.26.11
From 1.27.0-0 before 1.27.4Semantic versions1.27.4

Version evidence: OSV · GO-2026-6849

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What to do

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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Building a malicious package that uses "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" or links against a crafted PE object on Windows could pass unsafe library arguments to the external linker.

The compiler only checked the first character of the library name in "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" directives and skipped validation in cgo-generated files. In addition, on Windows, "cmd/cgo" and "cmd/link" did not validate imported DLL names extracted from PE object files before emitting "-l<name>" flags for the external linker, allowing a crafted DLL name containing ".." path traversal or special characters to reference arbitrary files on disk.

The compiler now validates every character of the library name in "//go:cgo_import_dynamic" directives (including in cgo-generated files on Windows) and rejects ".." path traversal, and "cmd/cgo" and "cmd/link" reject PE imported DLL names containing path separators, "..", ":", or leading "-" or "@".

References

4 sources
go.dev/cl/862155
Source referenceGo
go.dev/issue/82568
Source referenceGo
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iY8TY0wWgbM
Source referenceGo
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6849
Security advisoryGo

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Original records

CVE-2026-97042

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2026-11-11

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