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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g47v-rwmh-r9f8 eml_parser has recursion DoS via nested message/rfc822 attachments
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Tue, 26 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Govcert-lu
Govcert-lu eml Parser
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Govcert-lu eml Parser

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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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 3.0.1, 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.
Title eml_parser: Recursion DoS via nested message/rfc822 attachments
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T19:49:45.723Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T21:21:48.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-44844

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-26T21:16:39.163

Modified: 2026-05-26T21:16:39.163

Link: CVE-2026-44844

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Updated: 2026-05-26T21:30:16Z

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