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01 Record

CVE-2026-118694

python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 Denial of Service via Unclosed Inline Link Destinations

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score8.7 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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02 Description

python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 Denial of Service via Unclosed Inline Link Destinations

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
Not scored by EPSS
EPSS percentile
Not scored by EPSS
NVD base score
8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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
2026-10-28 21:11Z11 HR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-28 21:11Z11 HR AGO
Reserved
2026-10-28
Assigning CNA
VulnCheck
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.7)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-407Inefficient Algorithmic ComplexityClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
10aa3a96510d99b8e2e8a5559644b61ca036aa81889b94f62e0def85f8169156

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
trentmpython-markdown20 to 2.5.5—

06 References