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01 Record

CVE-2026-68749

Quadratic regex backtracking in the html_sanitize_ex CSS scrubber allows CPU-exhaustion denial of service

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: EEF
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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02 Description

Quadratic regex backtracking in the html_sanitize_ex CSS scrubber allows CPU-exhaustion denial of service

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 56.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-08-06 14:50Z2 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-08-19 11:48Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-07-31
Assigning CNA
EEF
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression ComplexityBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
f85475b71fc4494aa99a7401da8d5cc5591b1bd6ba5ae21900e3ceeb82c44f3f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
rrrenehtml_sanitize_ex0.3.1 to < 1.4.5, 1.5.0-rc.0 to < 1.5.3, 21f90012eb21aa36f4e3701b7547e12faf0f3c8b to < *—

06 References