Invoking incorrect handling of HTML elements in foreign content in golang.org/x/net/html

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-42502
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-22 16:16:20 UTC
Updated2026-05-29 19:09:48 UTC
DescriptionParsing 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.000310000 probability, percentile 0.094850000 (date 2026-05-30)

Problem Types: CWE-1021 | CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Golang Net All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Golang.orgxnet Golang.org/x/net/html affected 0.55.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5027 [email protected] pkg.go.dev Vendor Advisory
go.dev/issue/79572 [email protected] go.dev Issue Tracking
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iI-mYSI0lu8 [email protected] groups.google.com Mailing List
go.dev/cl/781701 [email protected] go.dev Issue Tracking
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Tristan Madani (en)

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