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Quadratic regex backtracking in the html_sanitize_ex CSS scrubber allows CPU-exhaustion denial of service
Quadratic regex backtracking in the html_sanitize_ex CSS scrubber allows CPU-exhaustion denial of service
Affected packages
- html_sanitize_ex
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/security/advisories/GHSA-4cx2-987x-rr2x
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-68749.html
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/4f4bd9eb254881462c0461fbab74b29188c2c133
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/b673df33ddf982c8bd0a8bd6348aa247080b3b14
- https://hex.pm/packages/html_sanitize_ex
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-68749
Recommended response stack
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