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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-7711 · published 23 August 2020

CVE-2020-7711: Goxmldsig project goxmldsig null pointer dereference vulnerability

GGoxmldsig Project · Goxmldsig

This affects all versions of package github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig. There is a crash on nil-pointer dereference caused by sending malformed XML signatures.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.8% · top 22.8% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

This affects all versions of package github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig. There is a crash on nil-pointer dereference caused by sending malformed XML signatures.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/issues/48 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRUSSELLHAERINGGOXMLDSIG-608301 Broken Link
https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/issues/48 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRUSSELLHAERINGGOXMLDSIG-608301 Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-7711), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.