# CVE-2026-55620: eml\_parser: DoS via deeply nested parens in Received headers

- Also known as: GHSA-G7GC-GMGP-WGQG, PYSEC-2026-3832
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.2
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- GOVCERT-LU eml\_parser: fixed in 3.0.2
- eml-parser (PyPI): fixed in 3.0.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GOVCERT-LU eml\_parser, eml-parser, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-g7gc-gmgp-wgqg
- https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/pull/90
- https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/commit/746a69f86443eb0b6a47f77db3cfe727c21f92b3
- https://github.com/GOVCERT-LU/eml_parser/releases/tag/v3.0.2

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