CVE-2026-56864

Public on 2026-08-13
Modified on 2026-08-15
Description
A malicious GOSUMDB was capable of serving arbitrary module content not contained within the transparency log. This attack allows for a coordinating GOPROXY and GOSUMDB to serve a client malicious module content that cannot be detected by evaluating the transparency log. In order to determine if you have been affected: rm -r go.sum go.work.sum vendor/ && go mod tidy
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra runfinch-finch Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 runfinch-finch Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N