CVE-2026-56851

The Nickname profile can panic with an out-of-bounds slice error when transforming crafted input into a short destination buffer.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://go.dev/cl/793360
https://go.dev/issue/80112
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6629

Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 Oct 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
CWE		CWE-787

07 Oct 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-07 18:17

Updated : 2026-10-08 21:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-56851

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56851

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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