CVE-2021-26272
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink plugin).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (40)
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- Oracle Corp. Oracle Financial Services Model Management and Governance8.0.8.0.0 → 8.1.0.0.0fstec_bduRU
advisories (1)
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- GHSA-wpvm-wqr4-p7cwInclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in CKEditor 42021-10-13ghsa · osvUS
It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink plugin).
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-firstcnnvd
- https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26272cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/CKEditor-overload-via-Editor-Regular-Expression-36243cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021072116cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021072821cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021101937cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-ckeditor-vulnerabilities-affect-ibm-control-center/cnnvd
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