CVE-2026-111759

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-r7fv-28h4-cvq7 ↗EUVD-2026-104538 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−37dkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
markdown-it >= 15.0.0, < 15.0.2; < 14.3.2
fixed in 15.0.2, 14.3.2
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
ETK-2026-2074Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
pkg:npm/markdown-it
1d 09h 35msince last run
27mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = trigger signal
public poc−37dtrigger signal (cve.org) +0dwaiting for further signals+0.0d
−30d
−20d
−10d

description

markdown-it versions before 14.3.2 and 15.0.2 can consume excessive CPU while parsing untrusted Markdown when typographer is enabled. An attacker able to submit Markdown for processing may cause denial of service through pathological quote patterns.

mitigation

Upgrade markdown-it to 14.3.2 or 15.0.2. Until upgrading, disable the typographer option when processing untrusted Markdown.

fixed in 15.0.2, 14.3.2

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
–
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.60%47th percentile
agent run time
27m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-19 17:39Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−37d
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

No artifact: an exploit or check was attempted but could not be produced at this moment.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-09-12 06:00Z
  2. 2026-10-19 17:39Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

this entry in the feed

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2074",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-111759",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-111759",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-r7fv-28h4-cvq7",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-104538",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Quadratic-time smartquotes processing in markdown-it",
  "summary": "markdown-it versions before 14.3.2 and 15.0.2 can consume excessive CPU while parsing untrusted Markdown when typographer is enabled. An attacker able to submit Markdown for processing may cause denial of service through pathological quote patterns.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade markdown-it to 14.3.2 or 15.0.2. Until upgrading, disable the typographer option when processing untrusted Markdown.",
  "vendor": "markdown-it",
  "product": "markdown-it",
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      "purl": "pkg:npm/markdown-it"
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  "cwes": [
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  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
  "automation": "deterministic",
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      "url": "https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-28h4-cvq7"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111759"
    }
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}

published 2026-10-19 18:11Z
last change 2026-10-21 03:59Z

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