CVE-2026-86432 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

commonmark versions from 2.0.0 before 2.8.4 contain a denial of service vulnerability in XmlRenderer that emits depth-proportional indentation for every XML tag. Attackers can provide deeply nested Markdown or AST structures to cause quadratic memory consumption and output amplification, exhausting server resources.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0042

Probability of exploitation

0.34%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-405 CWE-405

References

Other References

https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/security/advisories/GHSA-mj63-m3rc-8ppr https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/commonmark-2.0.0-before-2.8.4-denial-of-service-via-xml

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-86432? +

commonmark versions from 2.0.0 before 2.8.4 contain a denial of service vulnerability in XmlRenderer that emits depth-proportional indentation for every XML tag. Attackers can provide deeply nested Markdown or AST structures to cause quadratic memory consumption and output amplification, exhausting server resources. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-86432? +

CVE-2026-86432 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0042, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-86432? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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