The ToASCII and ToUnicode functions incorrectly accept Punycode-encoded labels that decode to an ASCII-only label. For example, ToUnicode("xn--example-.com") incorrectly returns the name "example.com" rather than an error. This behavior can lead to privilege escalation in programs using the idna package. For example, a program which performs privilege checks on the ASCII hostname may reject "example.com" but permit "xn--example-.com". If that program subsequently converts the ASCII hostname to Unicode, it will inadvertently permits access to the Unicode name "example.com".
History

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-264

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Weaknesses CWE-1289
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-264

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Description The ToASCII and ToUnicode functions incorrectly accept Punycode-encoded labels that decode to an ASCII-only label. For example, ToUnicode("xn--example-.com") incorrectly returns the name "example.com" rather than an error. This behavior can lead to privilege escalation in programs using the idna package. For example, a program which performs privilege checks on the ASCII hostname may reject "example.com" but permit "xn--example-.com". If that program subsequently converts the ASCII hostname to Unicode, it will inadvertently permits access to the Unicode name "example.com".
Title Invoking failure to reject ASCII-only Punycode-encoded labels in golang.org/x/net/idna
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-23T03:55:57.406Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-39821

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T18:01:10.401Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T22:30:02Z