CVE-2026-44898

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.2.1, render_toc_ul() builds a <ul> table-of-contents tree from a list of (level, id, text) tuples. Both the id value (used as href="#<id>") and the text value (used as the visible link label) are inserted into <a> tags via a plain Python format string — with no HTML escaping applied to either value. When heading IDs are derived from user-supplied heading text (the standard use-case for readable slug anchors), an attacker can craft a heading whose text breaks out of the href="#..." attribute context, injecting arbitrary HTML tags including <script> blocks directly into the rendered TOC. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 May 2026, 13:42

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References () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/releases/tag/v3.2.1 - () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/releases/tag/v3.2.1 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv - () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Mistune Project mistune
Mistune Project

27 May 2026, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv - () https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv -

26 May 2026, 21:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-28 13:42


NVD link : CVE-2026-44898

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44898

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44898


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Products Affected

mistune_project

  • mistune
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')