CVE-2026-48801
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.03
BB Relevance:
77/100
Published: 2026-07-14
Modified: 2026-10-24
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
X
AT:
None
VC:
None
VI:
None
VA:
High
Description
linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.1, LinkifyIt.prototype.match, the package's primary public API, has O(N²) algorithmic complexity for inputs containing many fuzzy links or emails because the JavaScript-level scan loop re-slices input and re-runs unanchored regex searches on progressively shorter tails. Any service that synchronously renders untrusted Markdown with linkify:true on a request hot path can inherit a worker-process denial of service triggerable by a tens-of-KB request body. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.1.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| markdown-it | linkify-it | < 5.0.1 |
References & Advisories (2)
Patch
Exploit
Vendor Advisory