๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-115354

MEDIUM 6.5

Mistune before 3.3.0 Arbitrary Local File Read via Include Directive

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Mistune before 3.3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the opt-in Include directive that allows attackers to read local files by supplying relative or absolute include paths. Attackers who submit Markdown rendered via Markdown.read() can disclose files such as /etc/passwd and inject unescaped HTML or script content into rendered output.

CWE CWE-22
Vendor lepture
Product mistune
Published Oct 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

lepture / mistune
0 < 3.3.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-jhcm-5rpf-j3wv vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mistune-before-3.3.0-arbitrary-local-file-read-via-include-directive

Credits

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