Answer in brief
CVE-2026-97042 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Linker flag injection via cgo_import_dynamic and PE DLL names in cmd/cgo, cmd/compile, and cmd/link. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Go toolchain/cmd/cgo (generic), Go toolchain/cmd/compile (generic), Go toolchain/cmd/link (generic), toolchain (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Go toolchain/cmd/cgo (generic), Go toolchain/cmd/compile (generic), Go toolchain/cmd/link (generic), toolchain (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Go toolchain/cmd/cgogeneric | >=0 <1.26.11 || >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.4 | 1.26.11, 1.27.4 |
| Go toolchain/cmd/compilegeneric | >=0 <1.26.11 || >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.4 | 1.26.11, 1.27.4 |
| Go toolchain/cmd/linkgeneric | >=0 <1.26.11 || >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.4 | 1.26.11, 1.27.4 |
| toolchaingo | >=0 <1.26.11 >=1.27.0-0 <1.27.4 | 1.26.11, 1.27.4 |
Published upstream
Nov 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 11, 2026
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 "@".
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