Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42503
gopls by default communicates via pipe.
Published May 6, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 18, 2026 · gopls by default communicates
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42503. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of gopls by default communicates is installed.
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- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe golang/gopls
gopls by default communicates via pipe. However, -port and -listen flags are supported as means of debugging. If -listen is given a value without an explicit host (e.g. :8080), or -port is used, gopls will listen on 0.0.0.0. As a result, users might inadvertently cause gopls to bind 0.0.0.0. This can allow a malicious party on the same network to execute code arbitrarily via gopls.
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- cpe golang/goplsversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-42503
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
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-2026-42503. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of gopls by default communicates is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-1327. EPSS 0.35%. 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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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
gopls by default communicates via pipe. However, -port and -listen flags are supported as means of debugging. If -listen is given a value without an explicit host (e.g. :8080), or -port is used, gopls will listen on 0.0.0.0. As a result, users might inadvertently cause gopls to bind 0.0.0.0. This can allow a malicious party on the same network to execute code arbitrarily via gopls.
Sep 18, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
gopls by default communicates via pipe. However, -port and -listen flags are supported as means of debugging. If -listen is given a value without an explicit host (e.g. :8080), or -port is used, gopls will listen on 0.0.0.0. As a result, users might inadvertently cause gopls to bind 0.0.0.0. This can allow a malicious party on the same network to execute code arbitrarily via gopls.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42503
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42503
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42503
gopls by default communicates via pipe. However, -port and -listen flags are supported as means of debugging. If -listen is given a value without an explicit host (e.g. :8080), or -port is used, gopls will listen on 0.0.0.0. As a result, users might inadvertently cause gopls to
nvd.nist.gov
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.