Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python-mistune package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-PYTHONMISTUNE-18354204
  • published28 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59922  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 python-mistune.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-mistune package and not the python-mistune package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, a run of closed tilde, equals-sign, or caret marker pairs around a character causes quadratic work in src/mistune/plugins/formatting.py when the strikethrough, mark, or insert plugin scans for matching markers from each possible start position, allowing denial of service through CPU exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1