CVE-2026-40890

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 21, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 7, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Out-of-bounds Read in SmartypantsRenderer · Advisory · gomarkdown/markdown · GitHub

https://github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/security/advisories/GHSA-77fj-vx54-gvh7
github_commit

commit 759bbc3e3207 (gomarkdown/markdown)

Fix landed in gomarkdown/markdown commit 759bbc3e3207 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/commit/759bbc3e32073c3bc4e25969c132fc520eda2778

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40890(6)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17799252732026-06-08redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9:17806770032026-06-08redhat
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17801671182026-06-04redhat
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17795794392026-06-01redhat
redhatmulticluster-globalhub/multicluster-globalhub-grafana-rhel9:17788677532026-05-28redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown0.0~git20220731.dcdaee8-2, 0.0~git20231115.a660076-1, 0.0~git20260725.8435af3-1——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown0.0~git20231115.a660076-1, 0.0~git20260725.8435af3-1——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown0.0~git20231115.a660076-10.0~git20260725.8435af3-1—
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/gomarkdown/markdown—0.0.0-20260411013819-759bbc3e3207—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 50× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40890?
CVE-2026-40890 is a high vulnerability published on April 21, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-40890 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40890 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 21, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40890 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40890 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 72.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40890?
CVE-2026-40890 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40890?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40890, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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