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Checksum bypass for golang.org/fips140 in cmd/go

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Previously, a user operating inside of a malicious Go project that defines a bogus golang.org/fips140 and operates a malicious GOMODPROXY the user chooses to connect to can serve an arbitrary module in its place. We now unpack the trusted ziphash for the bundled golang.org/fips140 module and construct its entry in the GOMODCACHE such that it can be verified by the toolchain.

Products
golang
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.26.9, 1.27.2
CVEs
CVE-2026-94444
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 20:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Checksum bypass for golang.org/fips140 in cmd/go

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2026, 08:40 UTC

Previously, a user operating inside of a malicious Go project that defines a bogus golang.org/fips140 and operates a malicious GOMODPROXY the user chooses to connect to can serve an arbitrary module in its place. We now unpack the trusted ziphash for the bundled golang.org/fips140 module and construct its entry in the GOMODCACHE such that it can be verified by the toolchain.

osv:BIT-golang-2026-94444

golang

Fixed versions: 1.26.9, 1.27.2

Complete source record
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  "id": "831f1c5b6527f08733101e503357cf5c20f149706890c3d9b674cc36fb30d711",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-golang-2026-94444",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Checksum bypass for golang.org/fips140 in cmd/go",
    "summary": "Previously, a user operating inside of a malicious Go project that defines a bogus golang.org/fips140 and operates a malicious GOMODPROXY the user chooses to connect to can serve an arbitrary module in its place. We now unpack the trusted ziphash for the bundled golang.org/fips140 module and construct its entry in the GOMODCACHE such that it can be verified by the toolchain.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-golang-2026-94444",
    "products": [
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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            "value": "1.26.9",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.27.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-golang-2026-94444",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-golang-2026-94444",
        "CVE-2026-94444",
        "GO-2026-6601"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
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              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
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                },
                {
                  "introduced": "1.27.0-0"
                },
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/golang",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
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          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
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      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:55:40.956784377Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6601"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338689,
  "published_at": "2026-10-16T08:40:10.19+00:00"
}