diff --git a/changelog.d/earmark-mdex.security b/changelog.d/earmark-mdex.security
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b03da28ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/earmark-mdex.security
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Replace retired Earmark markdown rendering with MDEx to address stored XSS in link attributes.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
index 4bf2f6b95..a0f477a16 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
@@ -124,14 +124,49 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Formatter do
   end
 
   def markdown_to_html(text) do
-    Earmark.as_html!(text, %Earmark.Options{compact_output: true, smartypants: false})
+    markdown_to_html(text, %{})
   end
 
   def markdown_to_html(text, opts) do
-    Earmark.as_html!(
-      text,
-      %Earmark.Options{compact_output: true, smartypants: false} |> Map.merge(opts)
+    breaks = Map.get(opts, :breaks, false)
+    text = normalize_markdown_quirks(text)
+
+    text
+    |> MDEx.to_html!(
+      extension: [autolink: true, strikethrough: true],
+      parse: [smart: false],
+      render: [hardbreaks: breaks, unsafe: true]
     )
+    |> compact_markdown_html(text)
+  end
+
+  defp compact_markdown_html(html, markdown) do
+    html
+    |> String.trim_trailing("\n")
+    |> String.replace(~r/>\n\s*</, "><")
+    |> String.replace(~r/\n<\/code><\/pre>/, "</code></pre>")
+    |> String.replace(~r/(?<!<pre>)<code>/, ~s(<code class="inline">))
+    |> String.replace("<hr />", "<hr/>")
+    |> unwrap_raw_html_paragraph(markdown)
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_markdown_quirks(text) do
+    String.replace(text, ~r/~~([^~\n]+)~~~/, "~~\\1~~\\\\~")
+  end
+
+  defp unwrap_raw_html_paragraph(html, markdown) do
+    if raw_html_only?(markdown) do
+      String.replace(html, ~r/\A<p>(.*)<\/p>\z/s, "\\1")
+    else
+      html
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp raw_html_only?(markdown) do
+    markdown = String.trim(markdown)
+
+    String.match?(markdown, ~r/\A(?:<!--|<\/?[[:alpha:]][[:alnum:]:-]*(?:\s|>|\/>))/) &&
+      String.ends_with?(markdown, ">")
   end
 
   def html_escape({text, mentions, hashtags}, type) do
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 5cfc99f20..317e68ac4 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
       {:ex_aws, "~> 2.1.9"},
       {:ex_aws_s3, "~> 2.5"},
       {:sweet_xml, "~> 0.7.5"},
-      {:earmark, "1.4.46"},
+      {:mdex, "~> 0.13.2"},
       {:bbcode_pleroma, "~> 0.2.0"},
+      {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.4", override: true},
       {:pleroma_mfm_parser, "~> 0.2.1"},
       {:cors_plug, "~> 2.0"},
       {:web_push_encryption, "~> 0.3.1"},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 8ea793fea..be2c802f1 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   "decimal": {:hex, :decimal, "3.1.1", "430d87b04011ce6cbd4fd205be758311a81f87d552d40904abd00f015935b1d0", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "c5f25f2ced74a0587d03e6023f595db8e924c9d3922c8c8ffd9edfc4498cf1f6"},
   "deep_merge": {:hex, :deep_merge, "1.0.0", "b4aa1a0d1acac393bdf38b2291af38cb1d4a52806cf7a4906f718e1feb5ee961", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "ce708e5f094b9cd4e8f2be4f00d2f4250c4095be93f8cd6d018c753894885430"},
   "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "1.4.6", "7cca478334bf8307e968664343cbdb432ee95b4b68a9cba95bdabb0ad5bdfd9a", [:mix], [{:erlex, ">= 0.2.7", [hex: :erlex, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "8cf5615c5cd4c2da6c501faae642839c8405b49f8aa057ad4ae401cb808ef64d"},
-  "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.4.46", "8c7287bd3137e99d26ae4643e5b7ef2129a260e3dcf41f251750cb4563c8fb81", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "798d86db3d79964e759ddc0c077d5eb254968ed426399fbf5a62de2b5ff8910a"},
   "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.44", "f20830dd6b5c77afe2b063777ddbbff09f9759396500cdbe7523efd58d7a339c", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "4778ac752b4701a5599215f7030989c989ffdc4f6df457c5f36938cc2d2a2750"},
   "eblurhash": {:git, "https://github.com/zotonic/eblurhash.git", "bc37ceb426ef021ee9927fb249bb93f7059194ab", [ref: "bc37ceb426ef021ee9927fb249bb93f7059194ab"]},
   "ecto": {:hex, :ecto, "3.14.0", "2fa64521eebfcb2670d907a86e4ad947290e9933706bb315e6fb5c21b172cb26", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 3.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "130d69ffb4285f9ce4792b65dfbb994fd13ea4cbc3cbea2524b199aa3de84af3"},
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@
   "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.0.5", "d5a830bc42c9800ce07dd97fa94669dfb93d3bf5fcf6ea7a0c67b2e0e4a7f26c", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "cfa158c02d3f5c0c665d0af11512fed3fba0144cf1aadee0f2ce17747fba2ca9"},
   "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.14.1", "4f0e96847c63c17841d42c08107405a005a2680eb9c7ccadfd757bd31dabccfb", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f2438b1a80eaec9ede832b5c41cd4f373b38fd7aa33e3b22d9db79e640cbde11"},
   "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "1.0.2", "03e1804074b3aa64d5fad7aa64601ed0fb395337b982d9bcf04029d68d51b6a7", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "af33ff7ef368d5893e4a267933e7744e46ce3cf1f61e2dccf53a111ed3aa3727"},
+  "mdex": {:hex, :mdex, "0.13.2", "0b013e8a01792eb974dd31061c6ec3856092b3a52f3f5d526a0d8acbd9df0873", [:mix], [{:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:lumis, "~> 0.1", [hex: :lumis, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mdex_native, ">= 0.2.3", [hex: :mdex_native, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_options, "~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_options, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 1.0", [hex: :phoenix_live_view, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "ecbcbde681971396185dfcd83f3d35b8e3bc9f7134f4bf93b4096657ac1ac3a3"},
+  "mdex_native": {:hex, :mdex_native, "0.2.3", "423f650798dada466d9b04700d8ec45e2819fa32af53b70373f0aded29e6c9e6", [:mix], [{:rustler, "~> 0.32", [hex: :rustler, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:rustler_precompiled, "~> 0.7", [hex: :rustler_precompiled, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5b150c2121890f75fd1df84cb24e06f58973be4b36ba2ab2a38300cd44dcc00f"},
   "meck": {:hex, :meck, "0.9.2", "85ccbab053f1db86c7ca240e9fc718170ee5bda03810a6292b5306bf31bae5f5", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "81344f561357dc40a8344afa53767c32669153355b626ea9fcbc8da6b3045826"},
   "metrics": {:hex, :metrics, "1.0.1", "25f094dea2cda98213cecc3aeff09e940299d950904393b2a29d191c346a8486", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "69b09adddc4f74a40716ae54d140f93beb0fb8978d8636eaded0c31b6f099f16"},
   "mime": {:hex, :mime, "1.6.0", "dabde576a497cef4bbdd60aceee8160e02a6c89250d6c0b29e56c0dfb00db3d2", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "31a1a8613f8321143dde1dafc36006a17d28d02bdfecb9e95a880fa7aabd19a7"},
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
   "multipart": {:hex, :multipart, "0.4.0", "634880a2148d4555d050963373d0e3bbb44a55b2badd87fa8623166172e9cda0", [:mix], [{:mime, "~> 1.2 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "3c5604bc2fb17b3137e5d2abdf5dacc2647e60c5cc6634b102cf1aef75a06f0a"},
   "nimble_options": {:hex, :nimble_options, "1.1.1", "e3a492d54d85fc3fd7c5baf411d9d2852922f66e69476317787a7b2bb000a61b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "821b2470ca9442c4b6984882fe9bb0389371b8ddec4d45a9504f00a66f650b44"},
   "nimble_ownership": {:hex, :nimble_ownership, "1.0.1", "f69fae0cdd451b1614364013544e66e4f5d25f36a2056a9698b793305c5aa3a6", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "3825e461025464f519f3f3e4a1f9b68c47dc151369611629ad08b636b73bb22d"},
-  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.6.0", "32111b3bf39137144abd7ba1cce0914533b2d16ef35e8abc5ec8be6122944263", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "27eac315a94909d4dc68bc07a4a83e06c8379237c5ea528a9acff4ca1c873c52"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.4.2", "8efba0122db06df95bfaa78f791344a89352ba04baedd3849593bfce4d0dc1c6", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "4b21398942dda052b403bbe1da991ccd03a053668d147d53fb8c4e0efe09c973"},
   "nimble_pool": {:hex, :nimble_pool, "1.1.0", "bf9c29fbdcba3564a8b800d1eeb5a3c58f36e1e11d7b7fb2e084a643f645f06b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "af2e4e6b34197db81f7aad230c1118eac993acc0dae6bc83bac0126d4ae0813a"},
   "nodex": {:git, "https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/nodex", "cb6730f943cfc6aad674c92161be23a8411f15d1", [ref: "cb6730f943cfc6aad674c92161be23a8411f15d1"]},
   "oban": {:hex, :oban, "2.19.4", "045adb10db1161dceb75c254782f97cdc6596e7044af456a59decb6d06da73c1", [:mix], [{:ecto_sql, "~> 3.10", [hex: :ecto_sql, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ecto_sqlite3, "~> 0.9", [hex: :ecto_sqlite3, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:igniter, "~> 0.5", [hex: :igniter, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.1", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:myxql, "~> 0.7", [hex: :myxql, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.16", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5fcc6219e6464525b808d97add17896e724131f498444a292071bf8991c99f97"},
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@
   "recon": {:hex, :recon, "2.5.6", "9052588e83bfedfd9b72e1034532aee2a5369d9d9343b61aeb7fbce761010741", [:mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm", "96c6799792d735cc0f0fd0f86267e9d351e63339cbe03df9d162010cefc26bb0"},
   "remote_ip": {:hex, :remote_ip, "1.2.0", "fb078e12a44414f4cef5a75963c33008fe169b806572ccd17257c208a7bc760f", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "2ff91de19c48149ce19ed230a81d377186e4412552a597d6a5137373e5877cb7"},
   "rustler": {:hex, :rustler, "0.30.0", "cefc49922132b072853fa9b0ca4dc2ffcb452f68fb73b779042b02d545e097fb", [:mix], [{:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:toml, "~> 0.6", [hex: :toml, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "9ef1abb6a7dda35c47cfc649e6a5a61663af6cf842a55814a554a84607dee389"},
+  "rustler_precompiled": {:hex, :rustler_precompiled, "0.9.0", "3a052eda09f3d2436364645cc1f13279cf95db310eb0c17b0d8f25484b233aa0", [:mix], [{:rustler, "~> 0.23", [hex: :rustler, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "471d97315bd3bf7b64623418b3693eedd8e47de3d1cb79a0ac8f9da7d770d94c"},
   "sleeplocks": {:hex, :sleeplocks, "1.1.3", "96a86460cc33b435c7310dbd27ec82ca2c1f24ae38e34f8edde97f756503441a", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "d3b3958552e6eb16f463921e70ae7c767519ef8f5be46d7696cc1ed649421321"},
   "ssl_verify_fun": {:hex, :ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.7", "354c321cf377240c7b8716899e182ce4890c5938111a1296add3ec74cf1715df", [:make, :mix, :rebar3], [], "hexpm", "fe4c190e8f37401d30167c8c405eda19469f34577987c76dde613e838bbc67f8"},
   "statistex": {:hex, :statistex, "1.1.0", "7fec1eb2f580a0d2c1a05ed27396a084ab064a40cfc84246dbfb0c72a5c761e5", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "f5950ea26ad43246ba2cce54324ac394a4e7408fdcf98b8e230f503a0cba9cf5"},
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
index d0cbc3111..29e7fd9d7 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api/utils_test.exs
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.UtilsTest do
       assert result == ~s[<a href="http://example.org/">OwO</a>]
     end
 
+    test "markdown links do not allow injected attributes" do
+      code = ~s|[click](http://example.com/?a=x" onerror="alert(1))|
+      {result, [], []} = Utils.format_input(code, "text/markdown")
+
+      assert result =~ ~s(<a href="http://example.com/?a=x">)
+      refute result =~ ~s|onerror="alert(1)|
+      refute result =~ ~s(<a href="http://example.com/?a=x" onerror=)
+    end
+
     test "rulers" do
       code = ~s[before\n\n-----\n\nafter]
       {result, [], []} = Utils.format_input(code, "text/markdown")