CVE-2026-47762 (GCVE-0-2026-47762)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 15:21 – Updated: 2026-05-28 19:14
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Title
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments
Summary
TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. Prior to 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1, there is a stored XSS vulnerability via forged mce:protected comments. Allows attackers to bypass sanitization and inject scripts that execute when content is restored. Impacts users who utilize the protect option. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tinymce tinymce Affected: < 5.11.1
Affected: >= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.6
Affected: >= 7.0.0, < 7.9.3
Affected: >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1
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