Answer in brief
CVE-2026-21766 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose insufficiently protects credentials. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. 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 HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Composegeneric | 9.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
The default login portlet in HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose insufficiently protects credentials. Under certain very specific use cases and specific configurations, sensitive information may be written to web server logs. This only affects applications using the default login portlet.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-21766 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose insufficiently protects credentials. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.4. 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 HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| HCLSoftware/HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Composegeneric | 9.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
The default login portlet in HCL Digital Experience and Digital Experience Compose insufficiently protects credentials. Under certain very specific use cases and specific configurations, sensitive information may be written to web server logs. This only affects applications using the default login portlet.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.