Soup Sieve: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via Selector Parser

Date Jul 9, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท soupsieve
CVE CVE-2026-49477
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-49477

Summary

Soup Sieve: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via Selector Parser

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for soupsieve. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether soupsieve is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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