Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2026· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2026-4539
CVE-2026-4539
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in pygments up to 2.19.2. The impacted element is the function AdlLexer of the file pygments/lexers/archetype.py. The manipulation results in inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
PygmentsPyPI | < 2.20.0 | 2.20.0 |
Affected products
103- osv-coords102 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/airflow-2pkg:apk/chainguard/airflow-3pkg:apk/chainguard/airflow-core-2pkg:apk/chainguard/airflow-core-3pkg:apk/chainguard/ansible-operator-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/apache-beam-python-3.11-sdkpkg:apk/chainguard/apache-beam-python-3.12-sdkpkg:apk/chainguard/apache-beam-python-3.13-sdkpkg:apk/chainguard/awxpkg:apk/chainguard/azpkg:apk/chainguard/azure-functions-host-python3.11-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/azure-functions-host-python3.12-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/azure-functions-host-python3.13-workerpkg:apk/chainguard/dask-kubernetespkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-7.76pkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-7.76-core-integrationspkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-7.79-core-integrationspkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.72pkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.72-core-integrationspkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.74pkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.74-core-integrationspkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.76pkg:apk/chainguard/datadog-agent-fips-7.76-core-integrationspkg:apk/chainguard/datahub-ingestionpkg:apk/chainguard/datahub-ingestion-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/ggshieldpkg:apk/chainguard/jupyter-base-notebookpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-earlystoppingpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-hyperbandpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-hyperoptpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-nas-dartspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-optuna-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-pbt-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-skopt-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/kserve-storage-controllerpkg:apk/chainguard/label-studiopkg:apk/chainguard/litellmpkg:apk/chainguard/localstackpkg:apk/chainguard/myclipkg:apk/chainguard/nemopkg:apk/chainguard/neuvector-manager-clipkg:apk/chainguard/opalpkg:apk/chainguard/open-webuipkg:apk/chainguard/pgadmin4pkg:apk/chainguard/pgadmin4-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-pygmentspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-prefectpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-prefect-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-pygmentspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-prefectpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-prefect-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-pygmentspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-prefectpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-prefect-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-pygmentspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.14-prefectpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.14-pygmentspkg:apk/chainguard/reflexpkg:apk/chainguard/request-1276pkg:apk/chainguard/semgreppkg:apk/chainguard/superset-5.0pkg:apk/chainguard/superset-6.0pkg:apk/chainguard/tensorflow-cpu-jupyterpkg:apk/chainguard/tensorflow-gpu-jupyterpkg:apk/chainguard/text-generation-inferencepkg:apk/chainguard/tritonserver-backend-vllm-cuda-12.9pkg:apk/chainguard/tritonserver-backend-vllm-cuda-13.0pkg:apk/wolfi/airflow-3pkg:apk/wolfi/azpkg:apk/wolfi/dask-kubernetespkg:apk/wolfi/datadog-agent-7.76pkg:apk/wolfi/datadog-agent-7.76-core-integrationspkg:apk/wolfi/datadog-agent-7.79-core-integrationspkg:apk/wolfi/ggshieldpkg:apk/wolfi/jupyter-base-notebookpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-earlystoppingpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-hyperbandpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-hyperoptpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-nas-dartspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-optuna-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-pbt-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-skopt-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/kserve-storage-controllerpkg:apk/wolfi/myclipkg:apk/wolfi/neuvector-manager-clipkg:apk/wolfi/open-webuipkg:apk/wolfi/py3.10-pygmentspkg:apk/wolfi/py3.11-pygmentspkg:apk/wolfi/py3.12-pygmentspkg:apk/wolfi/py3.13-pygmentspkg:apk/wolfi/py3.14-pygmentspkg:apk/wolfi/reflexpkg:apk/wolfi/semgreppkg:apk/wolfi/superset-5.0pkg:apk/wolfi/superset-6.0pkg:apk/wolfi/tensorflow-cpu-jupyterpkg:pypi/pygmentspkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Pygments&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Pygments&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/python-Pygments&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pygments&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/python-Pygments&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2
< 2.11.2-r4+ 101 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.8-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.8-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42.2-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 2.72.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.72.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.72.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 24.6.1-r33
- (no CPE)range: < 2.84.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1052.100-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1052.100-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1052.100-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2026.3.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 7.79.2-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 7.72.4-r20
- (no CPE)range: < 7.72.4-r20
- (no CPE)range: < 7.74.1-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 7.74.1-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.0.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.49.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.5-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.16.0-r24
- (no CPE)range: < 1.23.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.82.3.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.0-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 1.67.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.3-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.4-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.12-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.13-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.13-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.24-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.28-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.27.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.157.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.0-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.0-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 2.21.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.21.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.7-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 25.9.0_git20260318-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 25.11-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.8-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.84.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 2026.3.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 7.76.3-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 7.79.2-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 1.49.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.5-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r21
- (no CPE)range: < 0.16.0-r24
- (no CPE)range: < 1.67.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.12-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.28-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.157.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.0-r22
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.0-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 2.21.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.1-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.0-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.1-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.1-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.1-160000.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5239-wwwm-4pmqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4539ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pygments/pygments/commit/24b8aa76c6cd6d70f39c6dd605cce319c98e2cccghsaWEB
- github.com/pygments/pygments/issues/3058nvdWEB
- github.com/pygments/pygments/pull/3064ghsaWEB
- github.com/pygments/pygments/releases/tag/2.20.0ghsaWEB
- vuldb.comnvdWEB
- vuldb.comnvdWEB
- vuldb.comnvdWEB
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