Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2026
Debian mistune: Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, …
CVE-2026-59928
Description
Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, a Markdown document containing many repeated or distinct reference-link definitions causes quadratic work in src/mistune/block_parser.py and the ref_links environment dictionary handling, allowing denial of service through CPU exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.
Affected products
3- Range: <3.3.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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