Security fix · CVE-2020-27783
[IMP] package: update lxml version Update the version to benefit from the fix for https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CV…
Published Unknown date · Odoo Odoo
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-27783. EPSS is 3.98%. Act only if a listed version of Odoo Odoo is installed.
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- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.98%
- Remediation
- Fix linked
- Affected products
- Odoo Odoo
[IMP] package: update lxml version Update the version to benefit from the fix for https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27783 This vulnerability is reproducible in Odoo with html_sanitize(..., sanitize_tags=False) which does NOT happen for user-facing content. Remove old compatibility check (lxml 3.1 was released in 2013) and cleanup global variables only used once closes odoo/odoo#64248
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2020-27783
Recommended remediation
1 related fix commit linked. Confirm the fix covers your edition and version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-27783. EPSS is 3.98%. Act only if a listed version of Odoo Odoo is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Vulnerability · fixes
aa07f93ef7fd99d0a5aedcdef7dfd9c739edd87f
Related Odoo Git fixes
Quoted Community commit messages that cite this CVE. Presence of a commit is not proof that every edition or backport includes the fix. Enterprise proprietary diffs are never shown here. Timeline
Jan 8, 2021 · referenced
[IMP] package: update lxml version
[IMP] package: update lxml version Update the version to benefit from the fix for https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27783 This vulnerability is reproducible in Odoo with html_sanitize(..., sanitize_tags=False) which does NOT happen for user-facing content. Remove old compatibility check (lxml 3.1 was released in 2013) and cleanup global variables only used once closes odoo/odoo#64248
https://github.com/odoo/odoo/commit/aa07f93ef7fd99d0a5aedcdef7dfd9c739edd87f
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 21, 2026 · Odoo Community Git
Detected
[IMP] package: update lxml version Update the version to benefit from the fix for https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27783 This vulnerability is reproducible in Odoo with html_sanitize(..., sanitize_tags=False) which does NOT happen for user-facing content. Remove old compatibility check (lxml 3.1 was released in 2013) and cleanup global var
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-27783
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-27783
30-day exploitation probability 3.98%
first.org - Odoo Community GitGit security fix referenceCVE-2020-27783
[IMP] package: update lxml version Update the version to benefit from the fix for https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27783 This vulnerability is reproducible in Odoo with html_sanitize(..., sanitize_tags=False) which does N
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Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.