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x/net/html: denial of service when parsing arbitrary HTML #79573

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@thatnealpatel

Due to the use of a cubic complexity algorithm during the HTML tree construction
stage, parsing arbitrary HTML can consume excessive CPU time.

Thanks to IPC Labs for reporting this issue.

This is CVE-2026-25680 and Go issue https://go.dev/issue/79573.


This was a PRIVATE track issue, tracked in http://b/483161460.

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  1. added
    NeedsFixThe path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done.
    on May 21, 2026
  2. changed the title [-]security: fix CVE-2026-25680[/-] [+]html: denial of service when parsing arbitrary HTML[/+] on May 22, 2026
  3. changed the title [-]html: denial of service when parsing arbitrary HTML[/-] [+]x/net/html: denial of service when parsing arbitrary HTML[/+] on May 22, 2026
  4. added this to the Unreleased milestone on May 22, 2026
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