CVE-2021-44476Network attack vector

Administrator local-file disclosure via safe_eval sandbox escape

Published Apr 25, 2023 · Updated Feb 3, 2025

Sandbox escape in Odoo Community and Enterprise 15.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read server-local files. Odoo identifies the vulnerable locus as the core safe_eval sandbox but does not disclose the operation that permits escape. Exploitation requires database-administrator or equivalent elevated privileges and exposes configuration secrets or application source code.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sandbox escape in Odoo Community and Enterprise 15.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read server-local files. Odoo identifies the vulnerable locus as the core safe_eval sandbox but does not disclose the operation that permits escape. Exploitation requires database-administrator or equivalent elevated privileges and exposes configuration secrets or application source code.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-44476
Published
Apr 25, 2023
Updated
Feb 3, 2025
Vendor
Odoo
Product
Odoo Community
Classifications
CWE-267, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=15.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Odoo · Odoo Communityversion=0 <=15.0
Odoo · Odoo Enterpriseversion=0 <=15.0

Published CVSS scores

7.1National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
6.8OdooCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
T1005Data from Local System

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