Answer in brief
CVE-2026-116688 records a High severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in CKEditor: Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the engine package. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps ckeditor/ckeditor5 (generic), ckeditor5 (npm), ckeditor5 (npm), @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps ckeditor/ckeditor5 (generic), ckeditor5 (npm), ckeditor5 (npm), @ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| ckeditor/ckeditor5generic | >=45.0.0 <47.7.4 || >=48.0.0 <48.5.1 | 47.7.4, 48.5.1 |
| ckeditor5npm | >=45.0.0,<47.7.4 | 47.7.4 |
| ckeditor5npm | >=48.0.0,<48.5.1 | 48.5.1 |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-enginenpm | >=45.0.0,<47.7.4 | 47.7.4 |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-enginenpm | >=48.0.0,<48.5.1 | 48.5.1 |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-enginenpm | >=45.0.0,<47.7.4 | 47.7.4 |
| @ckeditor/ckeditor5-enginenpm | >=48.0.0,<48.5.1 | 48.5.1 |
Published upstream
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 27, 2026
CKEditor 5 is a modern JavaScript rich-text editor with an MVC architecture. From 45.0.0 until 47.7.4 and 48.5.1, the engine uses a vulnerable es-toolkit version whose prototype-pollution behavior can be reached while CKEditor processes incoming style attribute values. Crafted editor content can thereby cause unauthorized JavaScript execution in the browser. This issue is fixed in versions 47.7.4 and 48.5.1.
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