CVE-2026-88753 Affecting python-markdown2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-PYTHONMARKDOWN2-21090040
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Oct 2026

Introduced: 15 Oct 2026

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How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 python-markdown2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-markdown2 package and not the python-markdown2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A Regular-Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the Markdown2. extract_metadata() function (lib/markdown2.py) of trentm markdown2 through v2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Markdown document.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1