Security Advisory
CVE-2026-39822
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the final path component of the a path is a symbolic link and the path ends in /. For example, 'root.Open("symlink/")' will open "symlink" even when "symlink" is a symbolic link pointing outside of the root.
Published Date
July 8, 2026
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory