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CVE-2021-26272

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 2.22% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

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-2021-26272
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
2.22%

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 URL-like text into the editor, and then press Enter or Space (in the Autolink plugin).