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.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79
TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using through data-mce- prefixed src, href, style attributes
Problem type
Affected products
tinymce
tinymce
< 5.11.1 - AFFECTED
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.8.6 - AFFECTED
>= 7.0.0, < 7.9.3 - AFFECTED
>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1 - AFFECTED
References
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-q742-qvgc-gc2f
https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-q742-qvgc-gc2f
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-release-notes/#overview
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
https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-release-notes/#overview
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-47759Click to expand
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"dateUpdated": "2026-05-28T15:20:11.242Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-05-19T22:36:16.881Z",
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