CVE-2026-111766
markdown-it: Quadratic-time denial of service in inline HTML parsing with html enabled
02 Description
markdown-it: Quadratic-time denial of service in inline HTML parsing with html enabled
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-19 19:47Z9 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26 17:37Z2 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-16
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4974288389858d4f00ff8c43139f551eafdba7889d593e590e4773a0ccba16bd
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/security/advisories/GHSA-vfgh-jcmw-g37q
- github.comhttps://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/928bc8c11ded60181c0e7fc5aa954eec582e8e79
- github.comhttps://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/d99f48839d37af6fd8a2617516c43dab90755503
- github.comhttps://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/releases/tag/14.3.3
- github.comhttps://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/releases/tag/15.0.3
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- node-markdown-it No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.