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CVE-2026-44899MEDIUM
lepture mistune — Mistune Image Directive CSS Injection Vulnerability
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  C  L  L  N    6.1   .0023   13.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions   Fixed
  mistune  < 3.2.1 –  —
TIMELINE
  May 7   Reserved by GitHub_M
  May 26  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44899 (lepture mistune). Public exploit reference added.
  May 26  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
CWE-79 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.2.1, the Image directive plugin validates the :width: and :height: options with a regex compiled as _num_re = re.compile(r"^\d+(?:\.\d*)?"). When the validated value is not a plain integer, render_block_image() inserts it directly into a style="width:...;" or style="height:...;" attribute. Because the value was accepted by the prefix-only regex, any CSS after the leading digits reaches the style= attribute verbatim and without escaping. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 7, 2026ReservedReserved by GitHub_M
May 26, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-44899 (lepture mistune). Public exploit reference added.
May 26, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: GitHub_M)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
lepturemistune< 3.2.1

Weaknesses

CWE-79

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-44899 at cve.org

Vendors: lepture

Weaknesses: CWE-79

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