A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CKeditor v46.1.0 & Angular…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CKeditor v46.1.0 & Angular v18.0.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser via injecting a crafted payload.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61261
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx2p-cf25-w3gm
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-61261 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-61261 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx2p-cf25-w3gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-61261 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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