CVE-2026-42502

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EPSS
7.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GO-2026-5027 - Go Packages

https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5027
generic
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iI-mYSI0lu8
generic

x/net/html: incorrect handling of HTML elements in foreign content · Issue #79572 · golang/go · GitHub

https://go.dev/issue/79572
generic
https://go.dev/cl/781701

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42502(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang.org/x/net—0.55.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 120 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 08:22 UTCOSV refresh
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-01 14:27 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-01 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-29 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-06-29 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-27 19:00 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-06-27 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-26 18:31 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-06-26 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-25 12:23 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-06-25 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-18 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-17 00:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-16 00:17 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-06-16 00:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-15 00:26 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-06-15 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-14 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-14 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-13 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-06-13 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-12 00:41 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-06-12 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-11 00:49 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-11 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-10 00:57 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-06-10 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-09 01:06 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-06-09 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-08 01:12 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-06-08 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-07 01:21 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-06-07 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-06 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-06-06 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-05 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-05 01:38 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-06-05 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-06-04 01:46 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-06-04 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-03 01:54 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-06-03 01:54 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42502?
CVE-2026-42502 is a medium vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-42502 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42502 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42502 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42502 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42502?
CVE-2026-42502 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42502?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42502, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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