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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/lepture/mistune/releases/tag/v3.2.1 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-6269-cqxg-mhhv | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 May 2026, 13:42
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () 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 - 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 - |
26 May 2026, 21:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mistune_project
- mistune
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
