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CVE-2025-47911

golang.org/x/net/html: Quadratic parsing complexity in golang.org/x/net/html

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 6, 2026

Updated · October 27, 2026

Description

The html.Parse function in golang.org/x/net/html has quadratic parsing complexity when processing certain inputs, which can lead to denial of service (DoS) if an attacker provides specially crafted HTML content.

Statement

Moderate: The golang.org/x/net/html package, used across various Red Hat products, is vulnerable to a denial of service due to quadratic parsing complexity in its html.Parse function. An attacker providing specially crafted HTML content could exploit this flaw, leading to resource exhaustion and service unavailability in applications that process untrusted HTML input.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption