CVE-2021-38121

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-08-28 06:28Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-28 13:29Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-08-04

Assigning CNA

OpenText

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-326Inadequate Encryption StrengthClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

84036cf0607af6406070ad622cc67a0057f910cee1c48d9bac5aec71ffdc2e4a

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