ETK-2026-2053Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.description
Mistune versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.3 contain quadratic-time processing in Markdown emphasis delimiter parsing. An unauthenticated attacker who can submit Markdown for rendering can consume worker CPU and delay or deny service with crafted input.
mitigation
Upgrade Mistune to version 3.3.4 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted Markdown input size and apply request timeouts or resource limits to rendering workers.
fixed in 3.3.4
outcome
Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-19 11:05Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-10-19 11:05Z
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published 2026-10-19 11:32Z
last change 2026-10-21 03:59Z
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