CVE-2026-44897
Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.2.1, HTMLRenderer.heading() builds the opening <hN> tag by string-concatenating the id attribute value directly into the HTML — with no call to escape(), safe_entity(), or any other sanitisation function. A double-quote character " in the id value terminates the attribute, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary additional attributes (event handlers, src=, href=, etc.) into the heading element. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1.
Published:May 26, 2026
Last Modified:Jun 1, 2026
EPS:May 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00031
CVSS Score:6.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Lepture
Product
Mistune
Lepture
Mistune
Vendor
Mistune Project
Product
Mistune
Mistune Project
Mistune
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
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High
