CVE-2026-118694

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    CVE-2026-118694

    Published: 28 Oct 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026

    Summary: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 Denial of Service via Unclosed Inline Link Destinations

    Details: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote users to exhaust CPU by submitting Markdown with unclosed inline link destinations. Attackers can submit repeated '[a](' or '![a](' sequences, causing _find_balanced to rescan the remaining document for each link and consume quadratic CPU time.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/118xxx/CVE-2026-118694.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118694, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/python-markdown2-through-2.5.5-denial-of-service-via-unclosed-inline-link-destinations, https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/issues/750, https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/pull/751, https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2, https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/blob/2.5.5/lib/markdown2.py#L1478-L1492, https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/blob/2.5.5/lib/markdown2.py#L3029

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.5.5
    2.5.4
    2.5.3
    2.5.2
    2.5.1
    2.5.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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