🛡️ GHSA-7856-g3gv-9wq8 — netfoil

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Attack requirements: Present — the target has to be in a particular state for the attack to work.
• Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

GHSA-7856-g3gv-9wq8 is classified as CWE-117: Improper Output Neutralization for Logs. The product constructs a log message from external input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements when the message is written to a log file.

Affected software

GHSA-7856-g3gv-9wq8 is recorded against 1 package.

• github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil

Timeline and source

Published on 7 July 2026 and last revised on 21 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)

Other advisories for this package

github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• GHSA-xvg2-cgv6-6h7v (8.0 High, published 29 Jul 2026)
• GO-2026-5935 (published 17 Jul 2026)
• GO-2026-5934 (published 17 Jul 2026)
• GO-2026-5933 (published 17 Jul 2026)
• GHSA-59qp-cfj3-rp64 (published 7 Jul 2026)
• GHSA-3g4q-2f67-2gvh (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• GO-2026-5664 (published 25 Jun 2026)
• GO-2026-5240 (published 25 Jun 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-117: Improper Output Neutralization for Logs) in other software:

• CVE-2026-48083 (6.5 Medium, published 6 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-5078 (5.3 Medium, published 10 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-27097 (4.3 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-12616 (published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-45679 (6.5 Medium, published 25 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-10745 (published 24 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-56258 (8.0 High, published 16 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-20260 (4.3 Medium, published 10 Jun 2026)

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