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CVE-2026-115348 Mistune from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser's…

Description

Mistune from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the inline link parser's parse_link_text function that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust CPU with unbalanced brackets. Attackers can submit Markdown containing many unbalanced '[' or '![' characters, forcing repeated unbounded forward scans and tying up worker processes for minutes.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
mistune 3.3 earliest → < 3.3.0 3.3.0
mistune 3.0 3.0.0 → < 3.3.0 3.3.0

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