CVE-2026-424997.5HighCWE-407

CVE-2026-42499: Quadratic string concatenation in consumePhrase in net/mail

Go standard library · net/mail

Vendor fix available · Affected: Go standard library net/mail · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

57th percentile

050100

Higher than 57% of scored CVEs

7.5HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

Pathological inputs could cause DoS through consumePhrase when parsing an email address according to RFC 5322.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Go standard library · net/mailbefore 1.25.10; from 1.26.0-0 before 1.26.3

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity · Denial of Service
Vendor: Go standard library
Published: May 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), May 2026

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