GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-rh54-vffm-5fvp CKEditor: Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the engine package
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-116688
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- ckeditor5, @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-27
Affected packages
• npm ckeditor5: >= 45.0.0, < 47.7.4 → fixed in 47.7.4
• npm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine: >= 45.0.0, < 47.7.4 → fixed in 47.7.4
• npm ckeditor5: >= 48.0.0, < 48.5.1 → fixed in 48.5.1
• npm @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine: >= 48.0.0, < 48.5.1 → fixed in 48.5.1
Description
Impact
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the CKEditor 5 engine. This vulnerability is caused by a prototype pollution issue in the `es-toolkit` library used in the CKEditor 5 codebase. This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized JavaScript code execution when the editor processes incoming `style` attribute values.
The underlying issue has been patched by the library maintainers, and the fix has been incorporated into CKEditor 5.
Patches
The problem has been recognized and patched. The fix will be available in version `48.5.1` (and above) and `47.7.4` (LTS).
For more information
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this advisory.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-116688 CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/security/advisories/GHSA-rh54-vffm-5fvp web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/4d9c5bb34f63cd956d15ccafbe584e14280c86a0 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/commit/a750e38635db6a18c5b11599c09f4fd702850423 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5 package
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v47.7.4 web
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v48.5.1 web