# CVE-2026-124494: SunEditor before 3.4.0 Stored XSS via : Entity Sanitizer Bypass

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-10.

SunEditor before 3.4.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because the html.clean() sanitizer's _normalizeURL() function decodes named entities like : to an empty string. Attackers can inject href values such as javascript: that pass the _isSafeURL() check but are decoded by browsers, executing JavaScript when victims click stored links.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- JiHong88 / suneditor (suneditor): ≥ 0; < 3.4.0 (affected, semver); 3.4.0 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.3 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 9.3 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.34% as of 2026-11-10; percentile 28.21%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-79

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/security/advisories/GHSA-v4jx-8pj6-w4w8 (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/suneditor-before-3.4.0-stored-xss-via-colon-entity-sanitizer-bypass (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/JiHong88/suneditor/security/advisories/GHSA-v4jx-8pj6-w4w8 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/suneditor-before-3.4.0-stored-xss-via-colon-entity-sanitizer-bypass (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124494; retrieved 2026-11-10; source updated 2026-11-10

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124494; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-124494; retrieved 2026-11-10; source updated Not reported

Revision: a6ffced0471b1f39a2ed41ba6e50fb9f69d8944794a245fe89d7b1f273b4b985

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-124494

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