ETK-2026-2664Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-hm48-5chc-q85f ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
pip:lxml_html_clean <= 0.4.5
fixed in 0.4.6
CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
ETK-2026-2664Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., no cve assigned
pkg:pypi/lxml_html_clean
−4h17mTTV
16mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
Check if you are vulnerable
timeline
0 = cve.org, not yet published
trigger signal −10h08mcheck available−4h17magent stopped
−10h
−8h
−6h
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0

description

lxml_html_clean through version 0.4.5 can use disproportionate CPU while Cleaner.clean_html() processes crafted HTML and CSS. An attacker who can supply content for cleaning may cause request slowdown or denial of service; the conditional-comment path additionally requires a Cleaner configuration with comments=False.

mitigation

Upgrade lxml_html_clean to version 0.4.6 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted HTML input sizes and apply processing time or resource limits around cleaning.

fixed in 0.4.6

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
16m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-26 11:15Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/ETK-2026-2664

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2664",
  "cve_id": null,
  "display_id": "ETK-2026-2664",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-hm48-5chc-q85f",
  "euvd_id": null,
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve",
  "title": "Quadratic-time denial of service in lxml_html_clean",
  "summary": "lxml_html_clean through version 0.4.5 can use disproportionate CPU while Cleaner.clean_html() processes crafted HTML and CSS. An attacker who can supply content for cleaning may cause request slowdown or denial of service; the conditional-comment path additionally requires a Cleaner configuration with comments=False.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade lxml_html_clean to version 0.4.6 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted HTML input sizes and apply processing time or resource limits around cleaning.",
  "vendor": "pip",
  "product": "pip:lxml_html_clean",
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  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  "check": true,
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}

published 2026-10-26 16:50Z
last change 2026-10-26 21:18Z

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