CVE-2026-39824 (Low) detected in golang.org/x/sys-v0.38.0

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CVE-2026-39824 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - golang.org/x/sys-v0.38.0

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/golang.org/x/sys/@⁠v/v0.38.0.zip

Path to dependency file: /OPENAPI-REST-API/openapi-client/terraform-provider/go.mod

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/go/pkg/mod/cache/download/golang.org/x/sys/@⁠v/v0.38.0.mod

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log-v0.10.0 (Root Library)
  • github.com/HashiCorp/go-hclog-v1.6.3
    • github.com/Mattn/go-isatty-v0.0.20
      • ❌ golang.org/x/sys-v0.38.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 1f70e2feccb7006c8d32cc7d4fe62f5cf5e5c34d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

NewNTUnicodeString does not check for string length overflow. When provided with a string that overflows the maximum size of a NTUnicodeString (a 16-bit number of bytes), it returns a truncated string rather than an error.

Publish Date: 2026-05-22

URL: CVE-2026-39824

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2026-05-22

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/golang/sys.git - v0.44.0,golang.org/x/sys - v0.44.0

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