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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.7 High

CVE-2026-115348

Mistune before 3.3.0 Quadratic-Time DoS via parse_link_text

Description

Mistune from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser's parse_link_text function that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust CPU with unbalanced brackets. Attackers can submit Markdown containing many unbalanced '[' or '![' characters, forcing repeated unbounded forward scans and tying up worker processes for minutes.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

lepture mistune

Default version status: unaffected

  • 3.0.0 to < 3.3.0affected
  • 3.3.0unaffected
pkg:pypi/mistune

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