Excessively Deep Nesting Affecting eml-parser package, versions [,3.0.2)
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- published27 Sept 2026
- disclosed25 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 25 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-55620 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade eml-parser to version 3.0.2 or higher.
Overview
eml-parser is a Python EML parser library
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Excessively Deep Nesting through the processing of deeply nested parentheses in Received headers. An attacker can cause excessive CPU consumption by submitting specially crafted EML files with a large number of nested parentheses, leading to significant delays in email processing pipelines.