CVE-2026-116688: ckeditor ckeditor5 · Cross-site Scripting
Affects ckeditor ckeditor5Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 48.5.1 or 47.7.4 soon.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 19:57 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 48.5.1, 47.7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade ckeditor ckeditor5 to 48.5.1 or 47.7.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| ckeditorckeditor5 | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ckeditorckeditor5 | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade CKEditor 5 to version 47.7.4 or later, or to version 48.5.1 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
CKEditor 5 versions from 45.0.0 up to but not including 47.7.4, and from 48.0.0 up to but not including 48.5.1, contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to prototype pollution in a vulnerable es-toolkit version used by the editor engine. This flaw allows crafted editor content to execute unauthorized JavaScript in the browser. The issue is resolved in versions 47.7.4 and 48.5.1.
References
- github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-rh54-vffm-5fvp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/4d9c5bb34f63cd956d15ccafbe584e14280c86a0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/a750e38635db6a18c5b11599c09f4fd702850423 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v47.7.4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v48.5.1 (opens in a new tab)