CVE-2021-38423

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

1.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 70.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. 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

2022-05-05 15:23Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-16 16:23Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-08-10

Assigning CNA

icscert

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer SizeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1dd69f8ea07c5bb79e3805f6db682dcc32c6528903f9effa3e108f92e3f54b74

• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-315-02x_refsource_CONFIRM