Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-07
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title commonmark 1.5.0 before 2.10.0 Denial of Service via Attributes
First Time appeared Thephpleague
Thephpleague commonmark
Weaknesses CWE-407
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:thephpleague:commonmark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Thephpleague
Thephpleague commonmark
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Thephpleague Commonmark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:50:51.319Z

Reserved: 2026-09-07T12:33:13.368Z

Link: CVE-2026-86428

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:50:47.260Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-07T13:20:42.037

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:57:49.663

Link: CVE-2026-86428

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T15:15:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-407

    Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity