CVE-2026-115352
CVE-2026-115352 · Mistune before 3.3.0 Quadratic-Time DoS via Unmatched Brackets in Inline Parser
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Mistune before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust CPU by submitting long runs of unmatched '[' characters. Attackers can send small markdown payloads that trigger O(N^2) parse_link_text and parse_link_label probing, occupying rendering workers for 30+ seconds per 16 KB input.
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