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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/golang/vulndb/issues/4440 | Issue Tracking |
| https://go.dev/cl/709876 | Patch |
| https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/jnQcOYpiR2c | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4440 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
18 Feb 2026, 17:48
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| References | () https://github.com/golang/vulndb/issues/4440 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://go.dev/cl/709876 - Patch | |
| References | () https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/jnQcOYpiR2c - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4440 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:go:html:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| First Time |
Go html
Go |
12 Feb 2026, 16:16
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3 |
05 Feb 2026, 18:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-05 18:16
Updated : 2026-02-18 17:48
NVD link : CVE-2025-47911
Mitre link : CVE-2025-47911
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-47911
JSON object : View
Products Affected
go
- html
CWE
