CVE-2026-90561

critical

Description

Strapi versions 4.x through 4.26.2 and 5.x before 5.48.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the content manager WYSIWYG preview component that fails to strip script tags from rich text. An Author-role user can store malicious script tags in rich text fields that execute in an Editor or Super Admin's session when the preview pane is expanded, enabling account takeover.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/strapi-4-x-through-4.26.2-and-5-x-before-5.48.1-stored-xss-via-wysiwyg

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/issues/26857

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/875752612c30f951546904a29469e51e17e0ac37

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/v5.46.0/packages/core/content-manager/admin/src/pages/EditView/components/FormInputs/Wysiwyg/PreviewWysiwyg.tsx

https://github.com/strapi/strapi

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-13

Updated: 2026-09-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.7

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00236