CVE-2021-26272

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).

Date published : 2021-01-26

https://ckeditor.com/blog/CKEditor-4.16-with-improved-image-pasting-High-Contrast-support-and-a-new-color-API/#security-comes-first

https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/blob/major/CHANGES.md#ckeditor-416