CVE-2026-47762

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Description

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.

References

https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-release-notes/#overview

https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-release-notes/#overview

https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v98h-vmpc-fpqv

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-28

Updated: 2026-05-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00032