CVE-2026-39820 (GCVE-0-2026-39820)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-07 19:41
Modified
2026-05-08 14:27
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Well-crafted inputs reaching ParseAddress, ParseAddressList, and ParseDate were able to trigger excessive CPU exhaustion and memory allocations.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | net/mail |
Version: 0 ≤ Version: 1.26.0-0 ≤ |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
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- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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