CVE-2026-39821 — Invoking failure to reject ASCII-only Punycode-encoded labels in golang.org/x/net/idna
The ToASCII and ToUnicode functions incorrectly accept Punycode-encoded labels that decode to an ASCII-only label. For example, ToUnicode("xn--example-.com") incorrectly returns…
Published: 2026-05-22 · CVSS: 9.6 · CVSS 3.1
The ToASCII and ToUnicode functions incorrectly accept Punycode-encoded labels that decode to an ASCII-only label. For example, ToUnicode("xn--example-.com") incorrectly returns the name "example.com" rather than an error. This behavior can lead to privilege escalation in programs using the idna package. For example, a program which performs privilege checks on the ASCII hostname may reject "example.com" but permit "xn--example-.com". If that program subsequently converts the ASCII hostname to Unicode, it will inadvertently permits access to the Unicode name "example.com".
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7