The "go bug" command writes to two files with predictable names in the system temporary directory (for example, "/tmp"). An attacker with access to the temporary directory can create a symlink in one of these names, causing "go bug" to overwrite the target of the symlink.
History

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Weaknesses CWE-22

Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description The "go bug" command writes to two files with predictable names in the system temporary directory (for example, "/tmp"). An attacker with access to the temporary directory can create a symlink in one of these names, causing "go bug" to overwrite the target of the symlink.
Title Invoking "go bug" follows symlinks in predictable temporary filenames in cmd/go
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-07T19:41:18.849Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T18:13:03.526Z

Link: CVE-2026-39819

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-07T20:16:43.083

Modified: 2026-05-07T20:38:04.860

Link: CVE-2026-39819

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Updated: 2026-05-07T22:00:12Z