What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-61261?

CVE-2025-61261 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Angular are affected by CVE-2025-61261?

Organizations using CKeditor should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-61261, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-61261?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-61261. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-61261?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running CKeditor and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Angular CVE-2025-61261

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-11-07 cve@mitre.org

XSS RCE Angular Ckeditor5 Ckeditor

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:21 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Dec 11, 2025 - 23:42 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Nov 07, 2025 - 19:16 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. 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. Affected products include: Angular, Ckeditor Ckeditor5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.