CVE-2026-4833 json
Orc discount Markdown markdown.c compile recursion
published 2026-03-26 7 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-16078
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Orc discount up to 3.0.1.2. This issue affects the function compile of the file markdown.c of the component Markdown Handler. This manipulation causes uncontrolled recursion. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project maintainer confirms: "[I]f you feed it an infinitely deep blockquote input it will crash. (...) [T]his is a duplicate of an old bug that I've been working on."
Patch / fix
- discount openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.0.2.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11786-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25847391/crash00.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| CNA | 2.0 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C |
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Orc discount
Classification
References
-
github.com
/user-attachments/files/25847391/crash00.md
exploit
-
vuldb.com
/?id.353138
vdb-entry, technical-description
-
vuldb.com
/?ctiid.353138
signature, permissions-required
-
vuldb.com
/?submit.775841
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/Orc/discount/issues/305
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/Orc/discount/issues/305#issuecomment-4027546673
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/Orc/discount/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4833
- NVD CVE-2026-4833
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