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CVE-2026-56852

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Description

A norm.Iter can enter an infinite loop when handling input containing invalid UTF-8 bytes.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 20:17:02.867000
Last modified
2026-10-24 19:10:00.127000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-56852",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-21T20:17:02.867",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T19:10:00.127",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A norm.Iter can enter an infinite loop when handling input containing invalid UTF-8 bytes."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Un norm.Iter puede entrar en un bucle infinito al procesar la entrada que contiene bytes UTF-8 no válidos."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "golang.org/x/text",
          "product": "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://pkg.go.dev",
          "packageName": "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm",
          "programRoutines": [
            {
              "name": "nextComposed"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.Append"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.AppendString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.Bytes"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.FirstBoundary"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.FirstBoundaryInString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.IsNormal"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.IsNormalString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.LastBoundary"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.NextBoundary"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.NextBoundaryInString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.Properties"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.PropertiesString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.QuickSpan"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.QuickSpanString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.Span"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.SpanString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.String"
            },
            {
              "name": "Form.Transform"
            },
            {
              "name": "Iter.Init"
            },
            {
              "name": "Iter.InitString"
            },
            {
              "name": "Iter.Next"
            },
            {
              "name": "Iter.Seek"
            },
            {
              "name": "normReader.Read"
            },
            {
              "name": "normWriter.Write"
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "0.39.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-07-23T13:26:14.918983Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-56852",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "yes"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-835"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://go.dev/cl/794100",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://go.dev/issue/80142",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5970",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}