Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.25.8stdlib: security update to 1.26.1

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438453

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- On Unix platforms, when listing the contents of a directory using File.ReadDir or File.Readdir the
returned FileInfo could reference a file outside of the Root in which the File was opened. The impact of
this escape is limited to reading metadata provided by lstat from arbitrary locations on the filesystem
without permitting reading or writing files outside the root. (CVE-2026-27139)

See Also

https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4602

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 438453

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: Golang

Published: 3/7/2026

Updated: 5/19/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27139

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.5

Temporal Score: 2.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27139