CVE-2026-39836

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-07. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
44.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 7, 2026

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GO-2026-4971 - Go Packages

https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4971
generic
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/qcCIEXso47M
generic

net: panic in Dial and LookupPort when handling NUL byte on Windows (fix CVE-2026-39836) · Issue #79006 · golang/go · GitHub

https://go.dev/issue/79006
generic
https://go.dev/cl/775320

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-39836(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
stdlib—1.26.3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 132 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-39836?
CVE-2026-39836 is a high vulnerability published on May 7, 2026. The Dial and LookupPort functions panic on Windows when provided with an input containing a NUL (0).
When was CVE-2026-39836 disclosed?
CVE-2026-39836 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2026, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-39836 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-39836 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 44.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-39836?
CVE-2026-39836 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-39836?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-39836, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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