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CVE-2026-115347 Mistune before 3.3.0 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in parse_link_text that allows…

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
mistune 3.3 earliest → < 3.3.0 3.3.0

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