CVE-2026-40890CWE-125

github.com/gomarkdown/markdown: Out-of-bounds Read in SmartypantsRenderer

High · published April 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00515 · 43.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-04-21T19:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 19:51Z
    github.com/gomarkdown/markdown: Out-of-bounds Read in SmartypantsRenderer
    cvelistv5