diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7765382..9943d76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [14.1.1] - 2026-01-11
+### Security
+- Fixed regression from v13 in linkify inline rule. Specific patterns could
+  cause high CPU use. Thanks to @ltduc147 for report.
+
 
 ## [14.1.0] - 2024-03-19
 ### Changed
@@ -648,6 +653,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Renamed presets folder (configs -> presets).
 
 
+[14.1.1]: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/compare/14.1.0...14.1.1
 [14.1.0]: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/compare/14.0.0...14.1.0
 [14.0.0]: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/compare/13.0.2...14.0.0
 [13.0.2]: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/compare/13.0.1...13.0.2
diff --git a/lib/rules_inline/linkify.mjs b/lib/rules_inline/linkify.mjs
index fdc817a..3daf1d5 100644
--- a/lib/rules_inline/linkify.mjs
+++ b/lib/rules_inline/linkify.mjs
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ export default function linkify (state, silent) {
   if (url.length <= proto.length) return false
 
   // disallow '*' at the end of the link (conflicts with emphasis)
-  url = url.replace(/\*+$/, '')
+  // do manual backsearch to avoid perf issues with regex /\*+$/ on "****...****a".
+  let urlEnd = url.length
+  while (urlEnd > 0 && url.charCodeAt(urlEnd - 1) === 0x2A/* * */) {
+    urlEnd--
+  }
+  if (urlEnd !== url.length) {
+    url = url.slice(0, urlEnd)
+  }
 
   const fullUrl = state.md.normalizeLink(url)
   if (!state.md.validateLink(fullUrl)) return false
diff --git a/test/pathological.mjs b/test/pathological.mjs
index c2db10f..e510e3b 100644
--- a/test/pathological.mjs
+++ b/test/pathological.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import crypto from 'node:crypto'
 import { Worker as JestWorker } from 'jest-worker'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 
-async function test_pattern (str) {
+async function test_pattern (str, mdOpts) {
   const worker = new JestWorker(
     new URL('./pathological_worker.js', import.meta.url),
     {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function test_pattern (str) {
 
   try {
     result = await Promise.race([
-      worker.render(str),
+      worker.render(str, mdOpts),
       new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Terminated (timeout exceeded)')), 3000).unref()
       })
@@ -163,5 +163,12 @@ describe('Pathological sequences speed', () => {
     it('hardbreak whitespaces pattern', async () => {
       await test_pattern('x' + ' '.repeat(150000) + 'x  \nx')
     })
+
+    it('linkify-it wrapper trailing asterisks pattern', async () => {
+      await test_pattern(
+        'https://test.com?' + '*'.repeat(70000) + 'a',
+        { linkify: true }
+      )
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/pathological_worker.js b/test/pathological_worker.js
index 76259c8..d0b0cc6 100644
--- a/test/pathological_worker.js
+++ b/test/pathological_worker.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-exports.render = async (str) => {
-  return (await import('../index.mjs')).default().render(str)
+exports.render = async (str, mdOpts) => {
+  return (await import('../index.mjs')).default(mdOpts).render(str)
 }