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.
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4440
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/jnQcOYpiR2c
https://go.dev/cl/709876
https://github.com/golang/vulndb/issues/4440
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-02-05
Updated: 2026-02-12
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS: 0.0002