zbateson/mail-mime-parser has uncontrolled resource consumption (CPU/memory DoS) parsing untrusted MIME

Date Sep 24, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product Composer ยท zbateson/mail-mime-parser
CVE CVE-2026-61816
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-61816

Summary

zbateson/mail-mime-parser has uncontrolled resource consumption (CPU/memory DoS) parsing untrusted MIME

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for zbateson/mail-mime-parser. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether zbateson/mail-mime-parser 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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