Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-47762

Title: Stored XSS via forged mce:protected comments

XSS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-47762.

CWE Category CWE-79
Published Date May 28, 2026
Modified Date May 28, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.7 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.28%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-47762: 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.

Impacted Vendors

T
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Reference Links

https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v98h-vmpc-fpqv https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-release-notes/#overview https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-release-notes/#overview
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-47762 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.