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CVE-2026-40890

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Published: Apr 21, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

Description

The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Processing a malformed input containing a < character that is not followed by a > character anywhere in the remaining text with a SmartypantsRenderer will lead to Out of Bounds read or a panic. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 759bbc3e32073c3bc4e25969c132fc520eda2778.

Affected (1)

Products: Gomarkdown: Markdown
Gomarkdown
1 product
Markdown
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Markdown
Before 2026-04-10

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (3)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitVendor Advisory

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