CVE-2021-41790
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script...
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
- Record
CVE-2021-41790- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
- Record
CVE-2021-41790- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28798 No score
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28798- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7v5m-mjhx-x6gc
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script...
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
- Record
GHSA-7v5m-mjhx-x6gc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Hyland org.alfresco:alfresco-content-services through 7.0.1.2. Script Action execution allows executing scripts uploaded outside of the Data Dictionary. This could allow a logged-in attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.
- Record
CVE-2021-41790- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-41790 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Alfresco Content Services, published October 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.