CVE-2026-59925 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-59925HIGH

lepture mistune — inline_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long runs of `**x**` and `***x***` emphasis pairs

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0041   34.3     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions   Fixed
  mistune  < 3.3.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 7   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Jul 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59925 (lepture mistune). Public exploit reference added.
  Jul 8   Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

CWE-407, CWE-1333 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, long sequences of well-formed double-asterisk or triple-asterisk emphasis pairs around a character cause quadratic work in src/mistune/inline_parser.py because the parser scans forward for matching close markers from every potential opening run, allowing denial of service in default Mistune parsing. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 7, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
July 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59925 (lepture mistune). Public exploit reference added.
July 8, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
lepture	mistune	—	< 3.3.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-407 · CWE-1333

References (3)

https://github.com/lepture/mistune/commit/5de41fb8e527004dbc363e047a3c380c9288c74f [Patch]
https://github.com/lepture/mistune/releases/tag/v3.3.0 [Release Notes]
https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-4j32-57v6-6g45 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-59925 at cve.org

Vendors: lepture

Weaknesses: CWE-407 · CWE-1333

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