Findings

CVE-2026-21788

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspec…

Published Mar 19, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · hcltech connections

HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may allow the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise user's account then launch other attacks.

Code

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Timeline

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  1. Mar 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may allow the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise user's account then launch other attacks.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may allow the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and comprise user's account then launch other attacks.

Affected

  • cpe hcltech/connections8.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21788

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21788

    HCL Connections is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack where an attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user which leads to executing malicious script code. This may allow the attacker steal cookie-based authent

    nvd.nist.gov

References