CVE-2026-47762: TinyMCE Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through `mce:protected` comments

June 5, 2026

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-v98h-vmpc-fpqv
github.com/tinymce/tinymce/security/advisories/GHSA-v98h-vmpc-fpqv
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47762
www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/7.9.3-release-notes/
www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/8/8.5.1-release-notes/

Code Behaviors & Features

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