Medium severity · published Nov 7, 2025
CVE-2025-61261
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…
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Angular · Angular
18.0.0 · source: NVD
CK
Ckeditor5 · Ckeditor
46.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61261
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61261
Release Notes
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/releases/tag/v46.1.0
Exploit
https://senscybersecurity.nl/cve-2025-61261-explained/
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