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CVE-2021-26271

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.96% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-01-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-26271
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.96%

Original NVD Description

It was possible to execute a ReDoS-type attack inside CKEditor 4 before 4.16 by persuading a victim to paste crafted text into the Styles input of specific dialogs (in the Advanced Tab for Dialogs plugin).

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