---
id: CVE-2026-47760
title: TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: tiny
product: tinymce
affected:
  - 'tinymce >= 6.8.0, < 7.1.0'
patched:
  - tinymce 7.1.0
published: '2026-05-28'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:10:00.190'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47760'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-mh5m-5hw4-5c69'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00275
epssPercentile: 0.18564
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T20:53:12.337Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `tinymce >= 6.8.0, < 7.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `tinymce 7.1.0`