Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-39822 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package golang-1.10. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-39822 is classified as CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-39822 is recorded against 15 packages.
- golang-1.10
- golang-1.13
- golang-1.14
- golang-1.16
- golang-1.17
- golang-1.18
- golang-1.20
- golang-1.21
- golang-1.22
- golang-1.23
- golang-1.24
- golang-1.25
- golang-1.6
- golang-1.8
- golang-1.9
Timeline and source
Published on 8 July 2026 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
groups.google.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
Other advisories for this package
golang-1.10 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following) in other software:
