TinyMCE 6.8.x contains an XSS vulnerability caused by improper SVG namespace scope handling in the sanitizer. A crafted payload using nested <svg> elements can bypass attribute sanitization and execute arbitrary JavaScript.
This issue affects TinyMCE 6.8.x-7.0.x. The vulnerability is fixed in TinyMCE 7.1.0 and later.
No official workaround available.
Tiny thanks maple3142 (https://maple3142.net) of DEVCORE for their help identifying this vulnerability.
Fix introduced in TinyMCE 7.1.0 though a rewrite of code causing the vulnerability.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T16:16:28Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-05T20:09:38Z",
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"severity": "HIGH",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-79"
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