CVE-2026-15308
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
Publication date:
09/07/2026
Last modified:
20/08/2026
Description
The incremental HTML parser (html.parser.HTMLParser) allows for CPU<br />
denial-of-service through repeated unterminated markup declarations when<br />
processing uncontrolled data.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10.21 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11.0 (including) | 3.11.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.12.0 (including) | 3.12.14 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13.0 (including) | 3.13.15 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.14.0 (including) | 3.14.7 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/07efb08123ba9367a7107325adb9d5626dca1ca9
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1e7956f1a722df9aabc509c30f8fbdc3a2b4fdc7
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/785df8f743800661961528970f8598edcd291c14
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7933f4bf7131aa4140750f9404f5de0aa2969ced
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcf98ddbc40ec9b3ee87da0124a5660b19b7e606
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c2390b9376e35a701ed3acc597b8fc87546c9b00
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e9f92ac0b298292e7ff998e52cb8ccacfb27a0bd
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/153030
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/153031
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/F6453LWKSHKCTWFLCOURWPLETNUIW2Z5/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/09/4


