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.
Patched by validating decoded mce:protected content against configured protect regex rules before restoring. Users should upgrade to the latest patched version.
No official workaround available.
To avoid this vulnerability:
Upgrade to TinyMCE 8.5.1 or higher. Upgrade to TinyMCE 7.9.3 or higher. Upgrade to TinyMCE 5.11.1 LTS or higher for TinyMCE 5.x (only available as part of commercial long-term support contract).
Tiny thanks Ivan Babenko for their help identifying this vulnerability.
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-05T20:29:07Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-28T16:16:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-79"
]
}