CVE-2026-44844CWE-674

eml_parser: Recursion DoS via nested message/rfc822 attachments

Medium · published May 26, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 3.0.1, EmlParser.get_raw_body_text() recurses unconditionally for every nested message/rfc822 attachment without any depth limit. An attacker who can supply a badly crafted EML file with approximately 120 nested message/rfc822 parts triggers an unhandled RecursionError and aborts parsing of the message. A 12 KB EML file is enough to crash a worker. Though this causes the parser to crash, it is an unlikely scenario as the suggested EML that crashes the parser would not pass basic RFC compliance tests. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00428 · 36.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion
Published
2026-05-26T19:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAY 19:49Z
    eml_parser: Recursion DoS via nested message/rfc822 attachments
    cvelistv5