Answer in brief
CVE-2020-7941 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Plone Unauthenticated Write Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps plone-app-contenttypes (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps plone-app-contenttypes (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| plone-app-contenttypespypi | >=0 <2.1.6 | 2.1.6 |
Published upstream
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.