CVE-2026-26047
A denial-of-service vulnerability was identified in Moodle’s TeX formula editor. When rendering TeX content using mimetex, insufficient execution time limits could allow specially crafted formulas to consume excessive server resources. An authenticated user could abuse this behavior to degrade performance or cause service interruption.
Published:Feb 21, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 21, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00076
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Moodle
Product
Moodle
Moodle
Moodle
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
