CVE-2026-25681
Invoking incorrect handling of character references in DOCTYPE nodes in golang.org/x/net/html
Description
Parsing 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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 22, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 22, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Go
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-25681
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Implement robust HTML sanitization for all user inputs.
- Avoid rendering untrusted HTML directly.
- Update rendering components to latest versions.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Parsing 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. Added Reference https://go.dev/cl/781703 Added Reference https://go.dev/issue/79574 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iI-mYSI0lu8 Added Reference https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5029