# CVE-2025-68142: PyMdown Extensions has ReDOS bug in Figure Capture extension

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-1825, GHSA-R6H4-MM7H-8PMQ
- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.16.1
- Published: 2025-12-16 · Updated: 2025-12-17

## Affected

- facelessuser pymdown-extensions: fixed in 10.16.1
- pymdown-extensions (PyPI): fixed in 10.16.1

## Description

PyMdown Extensions is a set of extensions for the `Python-Markdown` markdown project. Versions prior to 10.16.1 have a ReDOS bug found within the figure caption extension (`pymdownx.blocks.caption`). In systems that take unchecked user content, this could cause long hanges when processing the data if a malicious payload was crafted. This issue is patched in Release 10.16.1. As a workaround, those who process unknown user content without timeouts or other safeguards in place to prevent really large, malicious content being aimed at systems may avoid the use of `pymdownx.blocks.caption` until they're able to upgrade.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on facelessuser pymdown-extensions, pymdown-extensions, upgrade to a fixed version (10.16.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/facelessuser/pymdown-extensions/security/advisories/GHSA-r6h4-mm7h-8pmq
- https://github.com/facelessuser/pymdown-extensions/commit/b50d15a56850ed1408a284bba81cc019c6bd72e8
- https://pypi.org/project/pymdown-extensions/10.16.1

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