Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, a Markdown document containing many repeated or distinct reference-link definitions causes quadratic work in src/mistune/block_parser.py and the ref_links environment dictionary handling, allowing denial of service through CPU exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · mistune_projectNVD modified 2026-10-25 17:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/lepture/mistune/commit/2b04d7ba341c16ac78fe82d3076bdd5c3de87c69 Patch
- https://github.com/lepture/mistune/releases/tag/v3.3.0 Release Notes
- https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-ffq3-xpv3-j92q Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-ffq3-xpv3-j92q Exploit, Third Party Advisory