CVE-2026-59924 (GCVE-0-2026-59924)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 16:22 – Updated: 2026-07-08 17:10
VLAI
Title
Mistune: Arbitrary File Read via Include directive path traversal
Summary
Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, Include.parse() joins and normalizes user-supplied include paths without verifying that the result remains within the intended markdown directory, allowing crafted include paths to access files outside that directory when markdown files are processed using md.read(). This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
lepture mistune Affected: < 3.3.0
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