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CVE-2026-55619: eml_parser has parser DoS via deeply nested parentheses in e-mail headers

August 25, 2026

eml_parser uses the email.utils.getaddresses() function from the CPython standard library to parse e-mail headers that contain e-mail addresses (such as To, Cc, Bcc, From, Reply-To, Sender, …). When the input header contains a deeply nested CFWS (comment / folding white space) construct, the recursive descent parser in the standard library exhausts the call stack. The resulting RecursionError is not caught by eml_parser, so the exception propagates and aborts parsing of the whole message.

References

  • github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/746a69f86443eb0b6a47f77db3cfe727c21f92b3
  • github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/pull/90
  • github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/releases/tag/v3.0.2
  • github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-m66c-fw79-6359
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m66c-fw79-6359
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55619

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.0.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.2 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-1124: Excessively Deep Nesting
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/eml-parser/CVE-2026-55619.yml

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