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lepture mistune — Mistune directives/include: mutual `.. include::` recursion crashes the renderer with `RecursionError`, denial of service via two attacker-controlled markdown files
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U N N L 5.3 .0035 28.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
mistune < 3.3.0 – —
TIMELINE
Jul 7 Reserved by GitHub_M
Jul 8 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-59927 (lepture mistune). Public exploit reference added.
Jul 8 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Description
Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, the Include directive in src/mistune/directives/include.py detects only direct self-includes and not indirect cycles, allowing two markdown files that include each other to trigger unbounded recursion, raise RecursionError, and crash the rendering request. 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-2026-59927 (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 | — |
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