CRITICAL 9.8 Microsoft

CVE-2026-39824

Invoking integer overflow in NewNTUnicodeString in golang.org/x/sys/windows

Microsoft Security Update 2026-May: Invoking integer overflow in NewNTUnicodeString in golang.org/x/sys/windows

Affected Products

azl3 application-gateway-kubernetes-ingress 1.7.7-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 azcopy 10.25.1-4 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 azurelinux-image-tools 1.2.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 cert-manager 1.12.15-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 cf-cli 8.7.11-5 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 cloud-provider-kubevirt 0.5.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 cni-plugins 1.4.0-5 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 containerd2 2.1.6-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

References

Published: 2026-05-12 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-04

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-05-12 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 application-gateway-kubernetes-ingress 1.7.7-3 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 azcopy 10.25.1-4 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 azurelinux-image-tools 1.2.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 5 more.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2026-05-12 · 83 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39824

NVD / MITRE

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39824

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