CVE-2019-6486

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

8.2

CVSS v3

Description

Go before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks.

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available

golangAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

golang-binAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

golang-docsAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

golang-miscAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

golang-srcAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

golang-testsAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.9.4-3.amzn2.0.1

Go Programming LanguageWindows application

Affected:1.10.8Fixed in:1.10.8https://go.dev

Affected:1.11.1 1.11.5Fixed in:1.11.5https://go.dev

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory7

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-50387	High	7.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11479	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27316	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-30522	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9515	High	7.5	87%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-6486?

Published advisories record a fix for 7 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2019-6486 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-6486 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-6486?

CVE-2019-6486 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-6486 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for golang (Amazon), golang-bin (Amazon), golang-docs (Amazon), golang-misc (Amazon), and 3 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.