CVE-2026-59167CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2026-59167

Critical · published September 23, 2026

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

SunEditor is a lightweight and powerful WYSIWYG editor in vanilla JavaScript with no dependencies. Prior to 2.47.11, the sanitizer in src/lib/core.js does not consistently reject namespaced or custom HTML elements, allowing event-handler attributes to remain on crafted elements. When an application renders attacker-controlled editor content and a user interacts with the element, the retained handler can execute script in the application's browser origin, enabling stored cross-site scripting, data exposure, or unauthorized browser-context actions. This issue is fixed in version 2.47.11.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00393 · 32.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-09-23T18:17Z
References (5)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 SEP 03:26Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 23 SEP 13:52Z
    SunEditor: Critical XSS vulnerability - sanitizer bypass
    cvelistv5