CVE-2026-115347
CVE-2026-115347 · Mistune before 3.3.0 Quadratic Denial of Service via parse_link_text
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
Mistune before 3.3.0 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in parse_link_text that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service through unbalanced square brackets. Attackers can submit markdown containing long runs of unmatched brackets to mistune.html(), triggering repeated forward scans that stall worker processes for minutes.
CVSS 8.7 · High · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
mistune
- Versions
- ≥ 0, < 3.3.0: Affected (semver)
- 3.3.0: Not affected (semver)
Update to 3.3.0
mistune Debian:12
- Versions
- 2.0.4-1
- 2.0.4-2
- 3.0.2-1
- 3.0.2-2
- 3.1.3-1
- 3.1.4-1
- 3.3.4-1
- 3.4.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mistune Debian:13
- Versions
- 3.1.3-1
- 3.1.4-1
- 3.3.4-1
- 3.4.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mistune Debian:14
- Versions
- 3.1.3-1
- 3.1.4-1
- 3.3.4-1
- 3.4.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published