CVE-2026-88753

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Oct 20, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 15, 2026
Last modified
Oct 20, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2026-88753: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix