๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-86428

HIGH 7.5

commonmark 1.5.0 before 2.10.0 Denial of Service via Attributes

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

commonmark versions from 1.5.0 before 2.10.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the AttributesExtension when processing distinctly-named attributes. Attackers can submit Markdown with numerous distinct attribute names to cause quadratic-time attribute merging and filtering, consuming disproportionate CPU resources and preventing legitimate requests from completing.

CWE CWE-407
Vendor thephpleague
Product commonmark
Published Sep 7, 2026
Last Updated Sep 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

thephpleague / commonmark
1.5.0 < 2.10.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr7-cvq3-gmfh vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/commonmark-1.5.0-before-2.10.0-denial-of-service-via-attributes

Credits

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