CVE-2026-59926

Mistune: XSS via unescaped class option in Admonition directive

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 8, 2026 at 04:16 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 05:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMistuneProject Mistune

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.2.1, render_admonition() in src/mistune/directives/admonition.py concatenates the Admonition directive :class: option into the HTML class attribute without escaping, allowing attribute injection and cross-site scripting even when HTMLRenderer escape mode is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 3.2.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.3.0
Affected range stops below 3.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.2.1
Affected range stops below 3.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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