On Windows, when the target of Root.Mkdir or Root.MkdirAll is a junction pointing to an empty location, the operation can create a directory at the junction target even when that target is located outside the root. This only applies to operations where the last path component is a junction (path/to/junction, but not path/junction/target).
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Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000
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Go Standard Library
Go Standard Library internal/syscall/windows Go Standard Library os |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 |
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000
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| Description | On Windows, when the target of Root.Mkdir or Root.MkdirAll is a junction pointing to an empty location, the operation can create a directory at the junction target even when that target is located outside the root. This only applies to operations where the last path component is a junction (path/to/junction, but not path/junction/target). | |
| Title | Root.Mkdir(All) can follow junctions out of the root on Windows in os | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T22:53:58.387Z
Reserved: 2026-06-23T15:10:49.353Z
Link: CVE-2026-56857
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-08T23:17:01.487
Modified: 2026-10-08T23:17:01.487
Link: CVE-2026-56857
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Updated: 2026-10-09T08:02:15Z
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