CVE-2026-47759 json
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using through data-mce- prefixed src, href, style attributes
published 2026-05-28 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-14 25 d ago also GHSA-q742-qvgc-gc2f , EUVD-2026-32921
- cvss
- 8.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 unsanitized data-mce-* attributes (data-mce-href, data-mce-src, data-mce-style). Allows attackers to inject malicious values that override safe attributes during serialization, bypassing validation. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.
Patch / fix
- npm tinymce 7.9.3, 8.5.1
- nuget TinyMCE 7.9.3, 8.5.1
- packagist tinymce/tinymce 7.9.3, 8.5.1
- tiny tinymce 5.11.1, 7.9.3, 8.5.1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-47759 updated cvss 5.4
TinyMCE: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using through data-mce- prefixed src, href, style attributes
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | tinymce | <=5.10.9 >=6.0.0, <7.9.3 >=8.0.0, <8.5.1 |
7.9.3 8.5.1 |
| nuget | TinyMCE | <=5.10.9 >=6.0.0, <7.9.3 >=8.0.0, <8.5.1 |
7.9.3 8.5.1 |
| packagist | tinymce/tinymce | <=5.10.9 >=6.0.0, <7.9.3 >=8.0.0, <8.5.1 |
7.9.3 8.5.1 |
Affected products
- tinymce tinymce
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-q742-qvgc-gc2f
web, patch, vendor-advisory
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tiny.cloud
/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-release-notes/#overview
web, release-notes
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tiny.cloud
/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-release-notes/#overview
web, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47759
advisory
-
github.com
/tinymce/tinymce
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-47759
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q742-qvgc-gc2f
- NVD CVE-2026-47759
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