Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, the Include directive in src/mistune/directives/include.py detects only direct self-includes and not indirect cycles, allowing two markdown files that include each other to trigger unbounded recursion, raise RecursionError, and crash the rendering request. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0.
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| Description | Mistune is a Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins. Prior to 3.3.0, the Include directive in src/mistune/directives/include.py detects only direct self-includes and not indirect cycles, allowing two markdown files that include each other to trigger unbounded recursion, raise RecursionError, and crash the rendering request. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.0. | |
| Title | Mistune directives/include: mutual `.. include::` recursion crashes the renderer with `RecursionError`, denial of service via two attacker-controlled markdown files | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-674 CWE-755 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-08T19:45:20.799Z
Reserved: 2026-07-07T18:20:06.126Z
Link: CVE-2026-59927
Updated: 2026-07-08T19:45:11.248Z
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Updated: 2026-07-08T18:30:06Z