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MEDIUMCVSS 6.5

CVE-2021-26272

CVE-2021-26272 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-08-27
Sources
nvd

Summary

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).

References

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