CVE-2026-44899 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-44899: Mistune Image Directive CSS Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Lepture
Product mistune
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 26, 2026
Last update May 27, 2026

CVSS base score

4.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.2.1, the Image directive plugin validates the :width: and :height: options with a regex compiled as _num_re = re.compile(r"^\d+(?:\.\d*)?"). When the validated value is not a plain integer, render_block_image() inserts it directly into a style="width:...;" or style="height:...;" attribute. Because the value was accepted by the prefix-only regex, any CSS after the leading digits reaches the style= attribute verbatim and without escaping. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 26, 2026 CVE published
May 27, 2026 Record updated

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