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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-41790

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.

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1 Nov 2026, 03:38 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-41790

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2021, 09:15 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2021-41790
Complete source record
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