CVE-2026-56851
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.GHSA-gx9w-9qq8-m485 ↗EUVD-2026-94532 ↗
description
Applications using the golang.org/x/text Nickname profile may panic while handling attacker-controlled text. An attacker must be able to cause crafted input to be transformed into a short destination buffer, potentially causing a denial of service.
mitigation
Upgrade golang.org/x/text/secure/precis to 0.41.0 or later.
fixed in 0.41.0
outcome
Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-07 17:46Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-10-07 17:46Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-56851
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-10-12 08:40Z
last change 2026-10-21 05:31Z
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