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.
Published: 2026-05-28
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v98h-vmpc-fpqv TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments
History

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tiny
Tiny tinymce
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tiny
Tiny tinymce

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Tinymce
Tinymce tinymce
Vendors & Products Tinymce
Tinymce tinymce

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:14:42.376Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T22:36:16.881Z

Link: CVE-2026-47762

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T19:14:36.376Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:28.470

Modified: 2026-05-28T19:18:01.763

Link: CVE-2026-47762

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T17:00:13Z

Weaknesses