Vulnerability · CVE-2026-56860
Avoid quadratic complexity in resolvePath in net/url
Published Aug 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Avoid quadratic complexity in
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56860. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Avoid quadratic complexity in is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Avoid quadratic complexity in).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.55%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- Go stdlib
Previously, resolving relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments performed string conversions and buffer rewrites on each step, resulting in quadratic time complexity and high memory allocation overhead. Now, path resolution operates on a byte buffer using index-based backtracking for '..' segments, eliminating the quadratic time complexity and significantly reducing memory allocations.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Go stdlib0 → 1.25.13
How to fix CVE-2026-56860
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56860. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of Avoid quadratic complexity in is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.25.13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 13, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
Previously, resolving relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments performed string conversions and buffer rewrites on each step, resulting in quadratic time complexity and high memory allocation overhead. Now, path resolution operates on a byte buffer using index-based backtracking for '..' segments, eliminating the quadratic time complexity and significantly reducing memory allocat
Oct 10, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Go stdlib 0 → 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Previously, resolving relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments performed string conversions and buffer rewrites on each step, resulting in quadratic time complexity and high memory allocation overhead. Now, path resolution operates on a byte buffer using index-based backtracking for '..' segments, eliminating the quadratic time complexity and significantly reducing memory allocat
Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
Previously, resolving relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments performed string conversions and buffer rewrites on each step, resulting in quadratic time complexity and high memory allocation overhead. Now, path resolution operates on a byte buffer using index-based backtracking for '..' segments, eliminating the quadratic time complexity and significantly reducing memory allocat
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-56860
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-56860
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryGO-2026-6218
Avoid quadratic complexity in resolvePath in net/url
osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.