Description
The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).
Affected products
golang: go
References4
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4971 Vendor Advisory
- go.dev/cl/775320 Patch
- go.dev/issue/79006 Issue Tracking
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47M Issue TrackingMailing List
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 51 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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