PT-2026-56519 · Pypi · Mistune

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CVE-2026-59928

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Published

2026-07-08

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Updated

2026-07-20

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mistune versions prior to 3.3.0
Description A Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins contains an issue where a Markdown document with numerous repeated or distinct reference-link definitions triggers quadratic work within src/mistune/block parser.py and the ref links environment dictionary handling. This can lead to a denial of service through CPU exhaustion.
Recommendations Update to version 3.3.0.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-92211
CVE-2026-59928
ECHO-059A-FD72-CB55
GHSA-FFQ3-XPV3-J92Q
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21339-1
PYSEC-2026-2216
SUSE-SU-2026:22655-1

Affected Products

Mistune