TI-2026-42738 Aliases CVE-2026-59930 GHSA-2hm2-hc3v-44h9

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in lepture mistune

MEDIUM 53CWE-1284Published 2026-07-08 · Updated 2026-07-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, the toc plugin and TableOfContents directive generate heading IDs as predictable toc_N values without slugifying the heading text, allowing attacker-controlled id="toc_N" content to collide with generated anchors and redirect same-page navigation, CSS selectors, or JavaScript handlers. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial mistune (lepture): 3.3.0mistune (PyPI): 3.3.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
lepture	mistune	before 3.3.0	3.3.0	Patch available	CNA
—	mistune (PyPI)	before 3.3.0	3.3.0	Patch available	GHSA-2hm2-hc3v-44h9

mistune Vendorlepture Affected before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available CNA
mistune (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available GHSA-2hm2-hc3v-44h9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune::::::::	before 3.3.0	Vulnerable	lepture

cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·lepture

Remediation

Fix · CNA mistune (lepture) Fixed in 3.3.0
Fix · GHSA-2hm2-hc3v-44h9 mistune (PyPI) Fixed in 3.3.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Migration Toolkit for Applications 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Satellite 6	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59930
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hm2-hc3v-44h9

References

Other 3

TI-2026-42736 Mistune block_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long lists of repeated reference-link definitions CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-42730 Regular expression denial of service in lepture mistune CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-42731 Mistune: XSS via percent-encoded javascript URI bypass in safe_url() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2026-32774 Mistune Image Directive CSS Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2026-32773 Mistune TOC Anchor Injection XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2026-32595 Mistune Math Plugin XSS Escape Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

See all 16 →

Sources

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