Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Python's HTML Parser
CVE-2026-15308

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Python Software Foundation

Status
Cpython
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-15308?

The incremental HTML parser, part of Python's standard library, is vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability by submitting malformed or unterminated markup declarations, leading to excessive CPU usage and potential stability issues for affected applications. Proper input validation and handling of markup can mitigate the impact. Users are advised to review the provided advisory and patches for protection against this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

CPython 0 < 3.15.0

References

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@p...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/153031
patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/153030
issue-tracking

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Edward-x (https://github.com/YLChen-007)
Serhiy Storchaka (https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka)
Gregory P. Smith (https://github.com/gpshead)
Seth Larson (https://github.com/sethmlarson)
.