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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
toolchain
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 8 Oct 2026, 22:31 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:GO-2026-6601

toolchain

Fixed versions: 1.26.9, 1.27.2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-6601",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "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:GO-2026-6601",
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          },
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            "value": "1.27.2",
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          }
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        "affected_versions": []
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "id": "GO-2026-6601",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-golang-2026-94444",
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      "modified": "2026-10-16T09:55:40.956784377Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://go.dev/cl/840685",
        "https://go.dev/issue/81833",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 338690,
  "published_at": "2026-10-08T22:31:09+00:00"
}