CVE-2026-47762

TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments

Published May 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 7:14 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2026, 10:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 28, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 8:10 PM