CVE-2026-56857 (GCVE-0-2026-56857)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-08 22:53 – Updated: 2026-10-08 22:53
VLAI
Title
Root.Mkdir(All) can follow junctions out of the root on Windows in os
Summary
On Windows, when the target of Root.Mkdir or Root.MkdirAll is a junction pointing to an empty location, the operation can create a directory at the junction target even when that target is located outside the root. This only applies to operations where the last path component is a junction (path/to/junction, but not path/junction/target).
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-1386 - Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point
Assigner
Go CNA under the Google root
CNA scorecard E 42/100 over 75 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Go standard library os Affected: 0 , < 1.26.9 (semver)
Affected: 1.27.0-0 , < 1.27.2 (semver)
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Go standard library internal/syscall/windows Affected: 0 , < 1.26.9 (semver)
Affected: 1.27.0-0 , < 1.27.2 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Daniele Ballarini
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