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CVE-2026-33079VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE recon-ng · Security update for python-mistune

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-33079· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade SUSE recon-ng to 5.1.2_4 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.1.2_4
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 6 May 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade recon-ng to 5.1.2_4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewrecon-ngpkg:brew/recon-ngOther threatsAffected
  • >=5.1.2_1 <5.1.2_4
Fixed in
  • 5.1.2_4

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Description

This update for python-mistune fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-33079: ReDoS in `LINK_TITLE_RE` can lead to denial of service via a crafted Markdown (bsc#1264347). - CVE-2026-33441: processing of malformed reference links can lead to excessive resource consumption and denial of service (bsc#1264752). - CVE-2026-44708: improper HTML escaping in the math plugin can lead to XSS (bsc#1264751). - CVE-2026-44896: improper escaping in `render_figure` can lead to attribute injection and XSS (bsc#1264754). - CVE-2026-44897: improper sanitization of user-controlled input in `HTMLRenderer.heading` can lead to XSS (bsc#1264750). - CVE-2026-44898: improper sanitization of user-supplied HTML input in `render_toc_ul` can lead to XSS (bsc#1265052). - CVE-2026-44899: improper input verification in Image directive plugin and improper escaping in `render_block_image` can lead to CSS injection (bsc#1265053).

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