CVE-2026-47762 HIGH

CVE-2026-47762: TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments

Vendor Tinymce
Product tinymce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 28, 2026
Last update May 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2026 CVE published
May 28, 2026 Record updated

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