Is golang.org/x/net affected by CVE-2026-42502?

Go golang.org/x/net is affected in <0.55.0.

Is CVE-2026-42502 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

medium

CVE-2026-42502

Q: Is CVE-2026-42502 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.2%.

Go · golang.org/x/net

Summary

Invoking incorrect handling of HTML elements in foreign content in golang.org/x/net/html

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.2% (p14)
Also known as: GO-2026-5027
Published: 2026-05-22

References

Related advisories

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CVE-2026-42506 — medium · Go/golang.org/x/net
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