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CVE-2026-25680 golang.org/x/net CVE debrief

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Go `golang.org/x/net` HTML parsing package. Parsing attacker-controlled HTML can trigger excessive CPU consumption, leading to application unavailability. The issue is rated CVSS 3.1 6.5 (Medium) with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The vulnerability stems from uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) during HTML tokenization. Affected versions are prior to 0.55.0 of the `golang.org/x/net` module. The Go security team published a vendor advisory and released a fix. No known exploitation in ransomware campaigns has been reported.

Vendor
golang.org/x/net
Product
golang.org/x/net/html
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-05-22
Original CVE updated
2026-07-23
Advisory published
2026-05-22
Advisory updated
2026-07-23

Who should care

Development teams using Go applications that parse untrusted HTML content, security operations centers monitoring for resource exhaustion attacks, and DevSecOps pipelines tracking dependency vulnerabilities in golang.org/x/net.

Technical summary

The `golang.org/x/net/html` package in versions before 0.55.0 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. When parsing arbitrary HTML input, the tokenizer can enter a state that consumes excessive CPU time. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (Medium), with network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are none, with high availability impact. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). The fix was committed in Go change list 781702 and tracked as issue 79573.

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade golang.org/x/net to version 0.55.0 or later.
  • Review applications that parse untrusted HTML using golang.org/x/net/html and implement input size limits or timeout controls as defense in depth.
  • Monitor Go security announcements for related updates.

Evidence notes

The NVD record lists the vulnerability status as 'Analyzed' with CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H scoring 6.5. CPE criteria identifies cpe:2.3:a:golang:net:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* as vulnerable with versionEndExcluding 0.55.0. Weakness enumeration is CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). Source references include the Go change list, issue tracker, security announcement mailing list, and official Go vulnerability database entry GO-2026-5028.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-25680 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25680

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-25680 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25680

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

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