TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. From 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0, TinyMCE contains an XSS vulnerability caused by improper SVG namespace scope handling in the sanitizer. A crafted payload using nested elements can bypass attribute sanitization and execute arbitrary JavaScript. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.0.
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Description TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor. From 6.8.0 to before 7.1.0, TinyMCE contains an XSS vulnerability caused by improper SVG namespace scope handling in the sanitizer. A crafted payload using nested elements can bypass attribute sanitization and execute arbitrary JavaScript. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.0.
Title TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability using sanitization bypass through nested SVGs
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T15:18:22.509Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T22:36:16.881Z

Link: CVE-2026-47760

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:28.210

Modified: 2026-05-28T16:16:28.210

Link: CVE-2026-47760

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