CVE-2026-86433
commonmark versions from 1.5.0 before 2.8.4 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the Attributes extension where AttributesListener::findTargetAndDirection() performs quadratic-time sibling list scanning. Unauthenticated attackers can submit approximately 32 KB of repeated attribute blocks to cause parsing to take over 5 seconds, exhausting server resources.
Published:Sep 7, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 8, 2026
EPS:Sep 7, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00291
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Thephpleague
Product
Commonmark
Thephpleague
Commonmark
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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