All vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-88753

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) v

n/a n/a
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.5High
ExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 20 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.32%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published15 Oct 2026Updated 20 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 1