CVE-2026-59922
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, a run of closed tilde, equals-sign, or caret marker pairs around a character causes quadratic work in src/mistune/plugins/formatting.py when the strikethrough, mark, or insert plugin scans for matching markers from each possible start position, allowing denial of service through CPU exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 17:17:27.770000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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