Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-97035

Unexpected code execution and arbitrary file write via Clang -gen-* and GCC -gnat* flags in cgo in cmd/go

publishedCWE-88

When using Clang or GCC, building a malicious package that uses cgo could cause unexpected code execution at build time or write files to arbitrary directories via "-gen-*" or "-gnat*" flags in "#cgo" directives. The "-g*" wildcard in the compiler and linker flag allowlists previously matched Clang's two-argument "-gen-cdb-fragment-path <dir>" flag and GCC's two-argument "-gnatO <file>" flag, permitting compilation database fragments and sidecar output files to be written to arbitrary directories and desynchronizing flag argument parsing between the go command and the compiler driver so that subsequent arguments could be passed as unvalidated positional inputs to the linker. "-gen-*" and "-gnat*" flags are now disallowed in "#cgo" compiler and linker flags.

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-11-11Source updated 2026-11-11
Collected2026-11-111 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
cmd/go
Go toolchain
cmd/go
https://pkg.go.dev
≥ 0; < 1.26.11 (affected, semver)
≥ 1.27.0-0; < 1.27.4 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: Go

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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