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GHSA-v7cf-c9rm-wm3j: Uncontrolled recursion DoS in JustHTML() via deeply nested HTML

March 17, 2026 (updated August 25, 2026)

justhtml through 1.9.1 allows denial of service via deeply nested HTML. During parsing, JustHTML.__init__() always reaches TreeBuilder.finish(), which unconditionally calls _populate_selectedcontent(). That function recursively traverses the DOM via _find_elements() / _find_element() without a depth bound, allowing attacker-controlled deeply nested input to trigger an unhandled RecursionError on CPython. Depending on the host application’s exception handling, this can abort parsing, fail requests, or terminate a worker/process.

References

  • github.com/EmilStenstrom/justhtml/releases/tag/v1.10.0
  • github.com/EmilStenstrom/justhtml/security/advisories/GHSA-v7cf-c9rm-wm3j
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7cf-c9rm-wm3j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9769
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/justhtml-before-denial-of-service-via-deeply-nested-html

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.10.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.10.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.10.0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion

Source file

pypi/justhtml/GHSA-v7cf-c9rm-wm3j.yml

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