GO-2026-4978

Invoking "go bug" follows symlinks in predictable temporary filenames in cmd/go

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2026-39819
Aliases
BIT-golang-2026-39819

Description

The "go bug" command writes to two files with predictable names in the system temporary directory (for example, "/tmp"). An attacker with access to the temporary directory can create a symlink in one of these names, causing "go bug" to overwrite the target of the symlink.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
Go · toolchainintroduced 0, fixed 1.25.10, introduced 1.26.0-0, fixed 1.26.3

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — Go Vulnerability Database