7.5highHigh
CVE-2026-59887
Markdown-It Linkify-It
linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.2, the mailto: schema validator used by .test() and .match() can be invoked at every mailto: occurrence and scan the remaining input through src_email_name in lib/re.mjs, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption on crafted user text. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.2.
Exploitation status
- Published references include exploit or proof-of-concept material. There is no confirmation it is being used in real attacks.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-407
- Assigned by
- security-advisories@github.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-08
- Last modified
- 2026-08-26
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Markdown-It Linkify-It- 5.0.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/commit/105e5d77f7d119871d2b2d86ed208568eb3e7ffe
- https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/releases/tag/5.0.2
- https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/security/advisories/GHSA-v245-v573-v5vm
- https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/security/advisories/GHSA-v245-v573-v5vm