CVE-2026-47761 | TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection

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 in the media plugin. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted data-mce-* attributes, which are executed when content is rendered. Impacts users of TinyMCE with the media plugin enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.11.1, 7.9.3, and 8.5.1.

Published: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-47761 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-47761

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-47761

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 5.8 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-47761

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-47761

GHSA-vg35-5wq7-3x7w · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using media plugin `data-mce-object` injection

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-47761

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-47761 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tinymce), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-47761

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-47761

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tiny tinymce < 5.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tiny tinymce >= 6.0.0, < 7.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tiny tinymce >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tiny:tinymce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-47761

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