Is local-deep-research affected by CVE-2026-43979?

PyPI local-deep-research is affected in <1.6.0.

Is CVE-2026-43979 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-43979

Q: Is CVE-2026-43979 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

PyPI · local-deep-research

Summary

local-deep-research is Vulnerable to HTML Injection via Unescaped User Input in PDF Export (`pdf_service.py:_markdown_to_html`)

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p17)
Also known as: GHSA-fj2m-qvh9-jq4q
Published: 2026-05-11

References

https://github.com/LearningCircuit/local-deep-research/security/advisories/GHSA-fj2m-qvh9-jq4q
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43979
https://github.com/LearningCircuit/local-deep-research/pull/3082

Related advisories

CVE-2026-46526 — medium · PyPI/local-deep-research
CVE-2025-67743 — medium · PyPI/local-deep-research

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