CVE-2026-56852: Infinite loop on invalid input in golang.org/x/text

Published Jul 21, 2026
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Updated

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

Affected Software

1 affected component
golang.org/x/text/norm

Event History

Jul 21, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:18 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:18 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Aug 5, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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