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CVE-2026-59930VulnerabilityPublished

Mistune: Prior to 3.3.0, the toc plugin and TableOfContents directive generate heading IDs as predictable toc_N values

Affects mistuneSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-59930· Medium 4.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium · fixed in 1.4.0_6 : update mistune when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.0_6, 5.1.2_4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade adr-viewer to 1.4.0_6; recon-ng to 5.1.2_4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSmistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threatsAffected
  • =0.6-2
  • =0.7.1-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSmistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 0.7.4-1 – 0.8.3-2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSmistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.8.4-1
  • =0.8.4-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSmistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =0.8.4-4
  • =0.8.4-5
  • =2.0.0-1+really0.8.4-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSmistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =2.0.4-2
  • =3.0.2-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 25.10mistunepkg:deb/ubuntu/mistune?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0.2-2
  • =3.1.3-1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in Mistune versions 1.4.0_6 and 5.1.2_4 that fixes the predictable ID generation issue. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability.

Description

Mistune versions prior to 1.4.0_6 and 5.1.2_4 have a vulnerability in the toc plugin and TableOfContents directive where heading IDs are generated as predictable numeric values without slugifying the heading text. This can lead to ID collisions that may cause navigation hijacking, incorrect CSS/JS selector application, and broken accessibility associations. A patch is available to address this medium severity issue.

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