{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-97033","assignerOrgId":"1bb62c36-49e3-4200-9d77-64a1400537cc","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Go","dateReserved":"2026-09-23T23:04:33.594Z","datePublished":"2026-11-11T03:13:17.601Z","dateUpdated":"2026-11-11T03:13:17.601Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"1bb62c36-49e3-4200-9d77-64a1400537cc","shortName":"Go","dateUpdated":"2026-11-11T03:13:17.601Z"},"title":"Unexpected code execution via --sysroot, -target, -isysroot, -Wl,-syslibroot, and -x cgo flags in cmd/go","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Building a malicious package that uses cgo could cause arbitrary code execution at build time through several compiler and linker flags permitted in \"#cgo\" directives. Specifically, \"--sysroot\" in GCC and Clang relocates compiler subprograms, spec files, and CRT startup objects to an attacker-controlled directory; \"-target\" in Clang falls back to executing target helper tools from the current working directory when not found in PATH; \"-isysroot\" and \"-Wl,-syslibroot\" can pass a regular file on disk to GNU ld.bfd, which interprets it as a positional linker script; and \"-x\" permitted specifying arbitrary compiler input languages beyond those supported by cgo. \"--sysroot\" and \"-target\" are now disallowed in \"#cgo\" flags, \"-isysroot\" and \"-Wl,-syslibroot\" are verified not to point to regular files, and \"-x\" is restricted to the C, C++, Objective-C, and assembler languages supported by cgo."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Go toolchain","product":"cmd/go","collectionURL":"https://pkg.go.dev","packageName":"cmd/go","versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"1.26.11","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"1.27.0-0","lessThan":"1.27.4","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","description":"CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://go.dev/cl/862146"},{"url":"https://go.dev/issue/82577"},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iY8TY0wWgbM"},{"url":"https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6858"}]}}}