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CVE-2026-115347: python-mistune security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-115347· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 0.8.3-9.oe2203sp4 soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 13:20 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.8.3-9.oe2203sp4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade python-mistune to 0.8.3-9.oe2203sp4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
openEuler 22.03-LTS-SP4python-mistunepkg:rpm/openEuler/python-mistune&distro=openEuler-22.03-LTS-SP4Other threatsAffected
  • <0.8.3-9.oe2203sp4
Fixed in
  • 0.8.3-9.oe2203sp4

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Description

The python-mistune package is a fast yet powerful Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins, compatible with sane CommonMark rules. Security Fix(es): Mistune before 3.3.0 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in parse_link_text that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service through unbalanced square brackets. Attackers can submit markdown containing long runs of unmatched brackets to mistune.html(), triggering repeated forward scans that stall worker processes for minutes.(CVE-2026-115347) Mistune from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser&apos;s parse_link_text function that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust CPU with unbalanced brackets. Attackers can submit Markdown containing many unbalanced &apos;[&apos; or &apos;![&apos; characters, forcing repeated unbounded forward scans and tying up worker processes for minutes.(CVE-2026-115348) Mistune from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity denial of service vulnerability in the parse_link_text function in src/mistune/helpers.py. Attackers can submit markdown with deeply nested square brackets triggering quadratic parsing time, exhausting server CPU with small crafted requests.(CVE-2026-115349) Mistune before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust CPU by submitting long runs of unmatched &apos;[&apos; characters. Attackers can send small markdown payloads that trigger O(N^2) parse_link_text and parse_link_label probing, occupying rendering workers for 30+ seconds per 16 KB input.(CVE-2026-115352)

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