CVE-2026-15308 (GCVE-0-2026-15308)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-09 17:10 – Updated: 2026-08-13 00:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Incremental HTMLParser feed() allows CPU-exhaustion DoS via repeated unterminated markup declarations
Summary
The incremental HTML parser (html.parser.HTMLParser) allows for CPU
denial-of-service through repeated unterminated markup declarations when
processing uncontrolled data.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-09 17:31 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
11 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation | CPython |
Affected:
0 , < 3.10.21
(python)
Affected: 3.11.0 , < 3.11.16 (python) Affected: 3.12.0 , < 3.12.14 (python) Affected: 3.13.0 , < 3.13.15 (python) Affected: 3.14.0 , < 3.14.7 (python) Affected: 3.15.0a1 , < 3.15.0b4 (python) |
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