GO-2026-6849: Linker flag injection via cgo_import_dynamic and PE DLL names in cmd/cgo, cmd/compile, and cmd/link

Published Nov 11, 2026
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Updated

Building a malicious package that uses "//go:cgoimportdynamic" or links against a crafted PE object on Windows could pass unsafe library arguments to the external linker.

The compiler only checked the first character of the library name in "//go:cgoimportdynamic" directives and skipped validation in cgo-generated files. In addition, on Windows, "cmd/cgo" and "cmd/link" did not validate imported DLL names extracted from PE object files before emitting "-l<name>" flags for the external linker, allowing a crafted DLL name containing ".." path traversal or special characters to reference arbitrary files on disk.

The compiler now validates every character of the library name in "//go:cgoimportdynamic" directives (including in cgo-generated files on Windows) and rejects ".." path traversal, and "cmd/cgo" and "cmd/link" reject PE imported DLL names containing path separators, "..", ":", or leading "-" or "@".

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/toolchain<1.26.11
1.26.11
go/toolchain>=1.27.0-0<1.27.4
1.27.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/toolchain to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.26.11
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/toolchain to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.27.4

Event History

Nov 11, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·02:51 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:51 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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