CVE-2026-46597 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: What is CVE-2026-46597?

CVE-2026-46597 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An incorrectly placed cast from bytes to int allowed for server-side panic in the AES-GCM packet decoder for well-crafted inputs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-46597?

CVE-2026-46597 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-46597?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Golang Crypto.

Vulnerability Description

An incorrectly placed cast from bytes to int allowed for server-side panic in the AES-GCM packet decoder for well-crafted inputs.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Golang	Crypto	< 0.52.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-704

References

https://go.dev/cl/781620Issue Tracking
https://go.dev/issue/79561Issue Tracking
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvIMailing List
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5013Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-46597?

CVE-2026-46597 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An incorrectly placed cast from bytes to int allowed for server-side panic in the AES-GCM packet decoder for well-crafted inputs.

How severe is CVE-2026-46597?

CVE-2026-46597 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-46597?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Golang Crypto.