CVE-2026-59887

markdown-it linkify-itVulnerabilityCVSS 7.5

linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.2, the mailto: schema validator used by .test() and .match() can be invoked at every mailto: occurrence and scan the remaining input through src_email_name in lib/re.mjs, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption on crafted user text. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.2.

No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.

Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.

CVE-2026-59887 markdown-it linkify-it Vulnerability

Severity metrics

CVSS 3.1 : 7.5 HIGH

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactHigh

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

Affected & fixed versions by distribution

Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.

No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.

Sources

Advisory NVD CVE.org

Published 2026-07-08 · updated 2026-07-25 · source: NVD