Golang: stdlib: security update to 1.26.9stdlib: security update to 1.27.2

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473926

Description

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

- Previously, a user operating inside of a malicious Go project that defines a bogus golang.org/fips140 and
operates a malicious GOMODPROXY the user chooses to connect to can serve an arbitrary module in its place.
We now unpack the trusted ziphash for the bundled golang.org/fips140 module and construct its entry in the
GOMODCACHE such that it can be verified by the toolchain. (CVE-2026-94444)

Solution

Update the stdlib library and its related packages to version 1.26.9 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 473926

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Golang

Published: 10/9/2026

Updated: 10/9/2026

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-94444

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-94444

Detections

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