markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Versions 14.1.1 and below contain a denial-of-service vulnerability when typographer: true is enabled, due to quadratic (O(n^2)) processing in the smartquotes rule. The issue stems from repeatedly modifying strings with replaceAt(), which performs O(n) slicing and concatenation per quote character. This can cause excessive CPU consumption when parsing quote-heavy, user-supplied markdown and may let attackers degrade or disrupt service availability. Although typographer is disabled by default, many production apps enable it for smart typography, making the issue relevant. This issue has been fixed in version 14.2.0.
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History
18 Jun 2026, 20:16
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Information
Published : 2026-06-17 21:16
Updated : 2026-06-18 20:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-48988
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48988
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48988
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CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
