CVE-2026-42502
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CVE-2026-42502 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Parsing arbitrary HTML which is then rendered using Render can result in an unexpected HTML tree. This can be leveraged to execute XSS attacks in applications that attempt to sanitize input HTML before rendering.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Parsing arbitrary HTML which is then rendered using Render can result in an unexpected HTML tree. This can be leveraged to execute XSS attacks in applications that attempt to sanitize input HTML before rendering.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Golang | Net | < 0.55.0 |
References
- https://go.dev/cl/781701Issue Tracking
- https://go.dev/issue/79572Issue Tracking
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5027Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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