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CVE-2026-39836: Panic in Dial and LookupPort when handling NUL byte on Windows in net

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-07 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).

Affected products

• Go: before 1.25.10; from 1.26.0 before 1.26.3 — fixed in 1.25.10, 1.26.3
• Go Stdlib: before 1.25.10; from 1.26.0-0 before 1.26.3 — fixed in 1.25.10, 1.26.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Go 1.25.10, 1.26.3; Go Stdlib 1.25.10, 1.26.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://go.dev/cl/775320
• https://go.dev/issue/79006
• https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47M
• https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4971

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