Critical severity · published Sep 23, 2026
CVE-2026-59167
SunEditor: Critical XSS vulnerability - sanitizer bypass
10.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
suneditor · JiHong88
< 2.47.11 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59167
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59167
github.com
https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/commit/a94ace269c7102bfb6de58a27a6547bc4eb09045
github.com
https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/issues/1646
github.com
https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/releases/tag/2.47.11
github.com
https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/security/advisories/GHSA-6rf4-v2fh-m6p4
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