CVE-2026-56859
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Previously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Toolkit for Applicationsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:migration_toolkit_for_applications_6.2.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2850Golang Go: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Golang Go ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, ein Cross Site Scripting durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder Daten zu manipulieren.
- BIT-golang-2026-56859Add recursion depth guard during decode in encoding/xml2026-08-19vendor · osvUS
Previously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- GO-2026-6088Add recursion depth guard during decode in encoding/xml2026-08-13vendor · osvUS
Previously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-2026-11703053cnnvd
- EUVD-2026-58509enisa_euvd
- GHSA-76p8-fhrm-vpc7enisa_euvd
- BIT-golang-2026-56859osv
- GO-2026-6088osv
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://go.dev/cl/803320cnnvd
- https://go.dev/issue/80481cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/94pEornpRlIcnnvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6088cnnvd
- https://go.dev/cl/803320enisa_euvd
- https://go.dev/issue/80481enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/94pEornpRlIenisa_euvd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-6088enisa_euvd
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