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mdbook: vulnerability history, versions and safety

mdbook is a package in the crates.io ecosystem. Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for it across 24 releases, from Jan 2021 to Aug 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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3 vulnerabilities recorded H1 U2
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on mdbook 0.5.4 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Good news: 0.5.4, the version you would install today, has no known vulnerabilities. Older releases do — the table below lists all 3.

Package health score 79/100
  • Security Minor issues
  • Maintenance Sustainable
  • Popularity Niche
  • Community Moderate

What to do: Stay on 0.5.4 or newer. This can change: a vulnerability disclosed tomorrow can affect 0.5.4 too — Vulert watches the package and alerts you if that happens. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 0.5.4 — unaffected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 3 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 25 Aug 2021 i
  • Highest CVSS 8.2 i
  • With no published fix 0 i
  • Stars 22,219 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 5/10 i
  • Last release 3 months ago i
  • Licence MPL-2.0 i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by crates.io, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for mdbook, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
0.5.4 06 Jul 2026 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.3 19 May 2026 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.2 11 Dec 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.1 20 Nov 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.0 17 Nov 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.0-beta.2 08 Nov 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.0-beta.1 26 Oct 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.5.0-alpha.1 28 Sep 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.52 14 Jul 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.51 26 May 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.50 23 May 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.49 05 May 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.48 31 Mar 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.47 09 Mar 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.46 08 Mar 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.45 17 Feb 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.44 28 Jan 2025 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.43 25 Nov 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.42 07 Nov 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.41 06 Nov 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.40 17 May 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.39 17 May 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.38 16 May 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.37 07 Feb 2024 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.36 29 Nov 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.35 29 Sep 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.34 05 Aug 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.33 04 Aug 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.32 17 Jul 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.31 29 Jun 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.30 28 May 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.29 13 May 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.28 05 Mar 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.27 13 Feb 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.26 09 Feb 2023 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.25 17 Dec 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.24 15 Dec 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.23 15 Dec 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.22 28 Nov 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.21 22 Jul 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.20 14 Jul 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.19 01 Jul 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.18 15 Apr 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.17 30 Mar 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.16 30 Mar 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.15 04 Jan 2022 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.14 27 Nov 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.13 03 Oct 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.12 02 Aug 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.11 26 Jul 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.10 08 Jun 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.9 02 Jun 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.8 10 May 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.7 23 Feb 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.6 15 Jan 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.5 04 Jan 2021 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.4.4 20 Oct 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.4.3 08 Sep 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.4.2 11 Aug 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.4.1 03 Jul 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.4.0 23 Jun 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.7 03 Apr 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.6 19 Mar 2020 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.5 11 Nov 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.4 29 Oct 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.3 26 Oct 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.2 21 Oct 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.1 15 Jul 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.3.0 19 Jun 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.2.3 18 Jan 2019 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.2.2 20 Oct 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.2.1 22 Aug 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.2.0 03 Aug 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.10 31 Jul 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.9 26 Jul 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.8 09 Jul 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.7 22 Apr 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.6 21 Apr 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.5 15 Mar 2018 H1 U2 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.4 15 Mar 2018 H1 MPL-2.0 Yes Details →
0.1.3 15 Feb 2018 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.1.2 31 Jan 2018 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.1.1 27 Jan 2018 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.1.0 23 Jan 2018 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.28 09 Dec 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.27 07 Dec 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.26 02 Oct 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.25 08 Sep 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.24 07 Sep 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.23 29 Aug 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.22 19 May 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.21 27 Apr 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.20 26 Apr 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.19 18 Apr 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.18 10 Mar 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.17 28 Feb 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.16 20 Feb 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.15 19 Feb 2017 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.14 26 Aug 2016 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.13 01 Aug 2016 none MPL-2.0 — Details →
0.0.12 26 Apr 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.11 13 Apr 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.10 01 Mar 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.9 22 Feb 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.8 16 Feb 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.7 15 Feb 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.6 03 Jan 2016 none — — Details →
0.0.5 30 Dec 2015 none — — Details →
0.0.4 30 Dec 2015 none — — Details →
0.0.3 11 Dec 2015 none — — Details →
0.0.2 24 Sep 2015 none — — Details →
0.0.1 06 Aug 2015 none — — Details →

All 112 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 3

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 3 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for mdbook

The 3 most severe of 3 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2020-26297: XSS in mdBook 8.2 high 0.4.5 25 Aug 2021
CVE-2020-26297: XSS in mdBook 6.1 medium 0.4.5 04 Jan 2021
CVE-2020-26297: XSS in mdBook's search page 6.1 medium 0.4.5 04 Jan 2021

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About mdbook

Is mdbook safe to use?

Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for mdbook in crates.io: 0 critical, 1 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 2 not yet rated. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

What is mdbook's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores mdbook 79/100, which reads as in good shape. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15).

Is the latest version of mdbook affected?

No. 0.5.4, the version you would install today, has no vulnerabilities on record against it. Earlier releases do — the version table above lists each release with what affects it.

Which version of mdbook should I use?

0.5.4 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does mdbook have?

3 vulnerabilities are recorded for mdbook in the crates.io ecosystem: 0 critical, 1 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 2 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new mdbook vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for mdbook in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 04 Jan 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of mdbook are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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