CVE-2026-32288

MEDIUM

CVSS v3.1: 5.5 · EPSS: 0.0001 (0.3 percentile)

No privilegesResource ExhaustionVendor advisory ref

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0001 (0.3 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Type
Resource Exhaustion · NVD CWE
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
No privileges · Source: NVD Vector
Affected vendors
golang
Published
2026-04-08 · Modified: 2026-04-16

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0001 0.3 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

tar.Reader can allocate an unbounded amount of memory when reading a maliciously-crafted archive containing a large number of sparse regions encoded in the "old GNU sparse map" format.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-32288
CVSS (v3.1)
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.8
Impact subscore
3.6
EPSS
0.0001 (0.3 percentile) — 2026-04-17
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-770
Affected vendors
golang
Affected configurations (CPE)
2
Published
2026-04-08
Modified
2026-04-16
Status
Analyzed

References

Reference URLs as listed by NVD, grouped by a mechanical match on the link's host/pattern. Labels describe the link type only.