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CVE-2026-61848 · GHSA-8vfg-2r28-hvhj

Crass: Non-ASCII characters cause superlinear CPU consumption

Risk score
46/100
CVSS
6.3 v4.0
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.5%
Published
29 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Crass is a Ruby CSS parser that's fully compliant with the CSS Syntax Level 3 specification. Prior to 1.0.7, when Crass parses input containing non-ASCII characters, inefficiencies in tracking the positions of multi-byte characters result in superlinear parsing time. An attacker-controlled CSS input consisting of many…
Affected
crass (rubygems) < 1.0.7
Fix
Upgrade crass to 1.0.7 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Story map

Story map: crassTHE FLAWSTHE FIXCVE-2026-61848Crass: Non-ASCII characterscause superlinear CPUconsumptionCVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-61845Crass : Large numericexponents cause CPU andmemory denial of serviceCVSS 8.9 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-61847Crass: A large number ofadjacent CSS comments cantrigger a SystemStackErrorCVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-61846Crass: Deeply nested CSSblocks and functions cantrigger a SystemStackError…CVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%Upgrade crass1.0.7or later on your release lineWho is exposed{'products': ['Crass'],'packages': ['crass'], 'versions':['< 1.0.7']}AMBER · PATCH THIS WEEKcrassCrass, a Ruby CSS parser, isvulnerable to a denial of serviceattack due to unboundedexponentiation in scientificnotation number values. Anattacker can cause adisproportionate CPU and…Where it standsNo known exploitationCONNECTS TOSame weaknessDenial of service (CWE-400)313 other warnings in 30 days →
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At a glance

crass: Amber, patch this week. Crass, a Ruby CSS parser, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to unbounded exponentiation in scientific notation number values. An attacker can cause a disproportionate CPU and memory usage, potentially resulting in a crash.

The flaws

  • CVE-2026-61848: Crass: Non-ASCII characters cause superlinear CPU consumption (CVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%)
  • CVE-2026-61845: Crass : Large numeric exponents cause CPU and memory denial of service (CVSS 8.9 · EPSS 0%)
  • CVE-2026-61847: Crass: A large number of adjacent CSS comments can trigger a SystemStackError (CVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%)
  • CVE-2026-61846: Crass: Deeply nested CSS blocks and functions can trigger a SystemStackError or excessive memory usage (CVSS 6.3 · EPSS 0%)

The fix

Upgrade crass: 1.0.7 or later on your release line

Who is exposed: {'products': ['Crass'], 'packages': ['crass'], 'versions': ['< 1.0.7']}

Where it stands

  • No known exploitation

Connects to

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.3 medium

Affected packages

PackageEcosystemVulnerableFixed in
crassrubygems< 1.0.71.0.7

References

Original description

Crass is a Ruby CSS parser that's fully compliant with the CSS Syntax Level 3 specification. Prior to 1.0.7, when Crass parses input containing `non-ASCII characters`, inefficiencies in tracking the positions of `multi-byte characters` result in superlinear parsing time. An attacker-controlled CSS input consisting of many `non-ASCII characters` can therefore cause excessive CPU consumption and potentially denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.7.

Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.