CVE-2021-38648

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.114 · 96 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 1 exploit · weaponized
Likely / severe?
11.4% (96th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Is it mine?
31 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

added 2021-11-03remediate by 2021-11-17

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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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cvss

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

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4
v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USCWE-269US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

05

affected products (31)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 31
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2021-09-15modified 2026-08-10
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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