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CVE-2026-40890

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects GitHub. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-40890
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.35%
GitHub

Original NVD 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.

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