# CVE-2026-39822: Root escape via symlink plus trailing slash in os

- Also known as: GO-2026-4970, BIT-GOLANG-2026-39822
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.25.12, 1.26.5, 1.27.0-rc.2
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- os: fixed in 1.25.12; from 1.26.0-0, fixed in 1.26.5; from 1.27.0-0, fixed in 1.27.0-rc.2
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.25.12; from 1.26.0-0, fixed in 1.26.5; from 1.27.0-0, fixed in 1.27.0-rc.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on os, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.25.12, 1.26.5, 1.27.0-rc.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://go.dev/issue/79005
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/OrmQE_Yp5Sc
- https://go.dev/cl/797880
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4970

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