Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 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
156- osv-coords155 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< 2.11.2-r4+ 154 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.0-r1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2025.4.1.2-r2
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- (no CPE)range: < 9.13-r3
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.67.1-r1
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- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.12-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.29.1-r1
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- (no CPE)range: < 7.3.19-r20
- (no CPE)range: < 7.3.23-r4
- (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
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- (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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