CVE-2026-42506

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 14.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-22 15:01Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-22 17:45Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-28

Assigning CNA

Go

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0e4c163f1de67f6b857f127a998f4b9892fbf014e9b2fdb78cafed0e3ef76122

• go.devhttps://go.dev/issue/79571
• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iI-mYSI0lu8
• go.devhttps://go.dev/cl/781700
• pkg.go.devhttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5025