CVE-2026-55620
Description
eml_parser serves as a python module for parsing eml files and returning various information found in the e-mail as well as computed information. Prior to 3.0.2, eml_parser.routing.noparenthesis in eml_parser/routing.py removes parenthesized CFWS comments from Received: headers with a regex-based fix-point loop whose running time is quadratic in the nesting depth. A single Received: header with 5,000 nested parentheses causes approximately 1.3 seconds of CPU saturation per parsed message, and doubling the nesting depth approximately quadruples the running time. An attacker can submit relatively small EML files that consume multiple seconds of processing time, causing worker latency, queue backpressure, and possible service-level outages in synchronous gateways, sandboxes, and real-time triage pipelines. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.2.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
eml_parserPyPI | < 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
Affected products
1- Range: <3.0.2
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7gc-gmgp-wgqgghsaADVISORY
- github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/746a69f86443eb0b6a47f77db3cfe727c21f92b3nvdWEB
- github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/pull/90nvdWEB
- github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/releases/tag/v3.0.2nvdWEB
- github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-g7gc-gmgp-wgqgnvdWEB
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