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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2026-59925

inline_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long runs of `**x**` and `***x***` emphasis pairs

Description

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, long sequences of well-formed double-asterisk or triple-asterisk emphasis pairs around a character cause quadratic work in src/mistune/inline_parser.py because the parser scans forward for matching close markers from every potential opening run, allowing denial of service in default Mistune parsing. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.

Affected products

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

lepture mistune

  • < 3.3.0affected

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