# CVE-2026-68540: fulgur: Quadratic style-list reprocessing during containing-block resolution for absolutely-positioned pseudo-elements causes denial of…

Affects fulgur 0.6.0 up to 0.33.0 when documents use absolutely-positioned ::before/::after pseudo-elements on many elements with long box-shadow lists on body or positioned ancestors. Fixed in 0.33.0.

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 0.33.0
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-68540 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects fulgur; fixed in 0.33.0.

## Summary

Fulgur, which converts HTML/CSS to PDF, contains a flaw in how it processes styles for absolutely-positioned pseudo-elements that lets an attacker crash it or make it extremely slow, denying service to others. An attacker can trigger this remotely, without logging in, by supplying crafted HTML/CSS to a server running fulgur.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- fulgur-rs fulgur: from 0.6.0, fixed in 0.33.0

## Description

fulgur converts untrusted HTML/CSS into PDF, commonly on a server that processes input supplied by many tenants. From version 0.6.0 to before version 0.33.0, quadratic style-list reprocessing during containing-block resolution for absolutely-positioned pseudo-elements cause denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 0.33.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on fulgur-rs fulgur, upgrade to a fixed version (0.33.0) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-68540 (fulgur: Quadratic style-list reprocessing during containing-block resolution for absolutely-positioned pseudo-elements causes denial of…), using the cve.now data below.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-68540 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- fulgur-rs fulgur: from 0.6.0, fixed in 0.33.0
Fixed versions: 0.33.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Affected versions are fulgur from 0.6.0 up to (but not including) 0.33.0. (source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47)
- The document must use absolutely-positioned ::before / ::after pseudo-elements on many elements, with a long box-shadow list on body or positioned ancestors. (source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
Workaround: Validate or constrain untrusted CSS before passing HTML to fulgur, rejecting or sanitising long box-shadow lists on body or positioned ancestors combined with absolute ::before / ::after rules. (source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-68540 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-68540 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/pull/602
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/commit/8fabbca271313c56ef48f1d20d0040e1cf130de5
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/releases/tag/v0.33.0
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-68540
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-68540 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-68540

### What does this mean?

The bug makes style-list reprocessing repeat quadratically while resolving the containing block for absolutely-positioned pseudo-elements. A compact input can burn CPU and flood log sinks, denying service to the host and any co-tenants.

Source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68540?

fulgur: from 0.6.0 before 0.33.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-68540

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions from 0.6.0 up to but not including 0.33.0 are affected. The setup involves many absolutely-positioned ::before or ::after pseudo-elements plus long box-shadow lists on the body or positioned ancestors. Check the fulgur version in use against that range.

Source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47

### How do I fix CVE-2026-68540?

Upgrade to fulgur 0.33.0, which contains the fix. Until then, validate or constrain untrusted CSS before passing HTML to fulgur, rejecting or sanitising long box-shadow lists on body or positioned ancestors combined with absolute ::before/::after rules.

Source: https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/security/advisories/GHSA-v8x5-rchq-jr47

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68540

### Other links

- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/pull/602
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/commit/8fabbca271313c56ef48f1d20d0040e1cf130de5
- https://github.com/fulgur-rs/fulgur/releases/tag/v0.33.0

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