Vulnerability · CVE-2026-94440
Memory limit bypass when parsing MIME headers in net/textproto, mime/multipart
Published Oct 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Memory limit bypass when
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-94440. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Memory limit bypass when is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Memory limit bypass when).
- 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
- 0.40%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- Go stdlib
Parsing a multipart form can bypass memory limits and read an arbitrarily long line into memory when the remaining limit at the start of a part is less than 400 bytes.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Go stdlib0 → 1.26.9
How to fix CVE-2026-94440
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-2026-94440. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Memory limit bypass when is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.26.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 8, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Detected
Parsing a multipart form can bypass memory limits and read an arbitrarily long line into memory when the remaining limit at the start of a part is less than 400 bytes.
Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.26.9
Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.26.9
Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
Parsing a multipart form can bypass memory limits and read an arbitrarily long line into memory when the remaining limit at the start of a part is less than 400 bytes.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-94440
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-94440
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - Go Vulnerability DatabasePackage advisoryGO-2026-6608
Memory limit bypass when parsing MIME headers in net/textproto, mime/multipart
osv.dev - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryGO-2026-6608
Memory limit bypass when parsing MIME headers in net/textproto, mime/multipart
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.