CVE-2026-115353

critical

Description

Mistune before 3.3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the RST include directive that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying relative or absolute paths. Attackers can submit markdown containing include directives referencing ../ sequences or absolute paths to embed sensitive files like credentials or environment data in rendered HTML.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mistune-before-3.3.0-path-traversal-via-include-directive

https://github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-9jjx-3hq3-hx4j

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-22

Updated: 2026-10-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Critical