CVE-2021-38120

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileCAEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.53% (45th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability identified in Advance Authentication that allows bash command Injection in administrative controlled functionality of backup due to improper handling in provided command parameters. This issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication version before 6.3.5.1.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecondary · security@opentext.com CAexploitability 0.3 · impact 4.7

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-77USprimary

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

NetIQ Advance Authentication6.3.5.1 → <enisa_euvdEU
microfocus netiq advanced authentication< 6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus netiq advanced authentication= 6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-08-28modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

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