CVE-2021-38408 in the critical feed json
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess Versions 9.02 and prior caused by a lack of proper validation of the len…
published 2021-09-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-24860
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.6%
- EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess Versions 9.02 and prior caused by a lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data may allow remote code execution.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-245-03 updated cvss 9.8
Advantech WebAccess
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Advantech WebAccess <= 9.02affected: mitigation “Advantech is actively working on a solution to mitigate this vulnerability and intends to release an updated version when available.”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
11.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Advantech WebAccess
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
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us-cert.cisa.gov
/ics/advisories/icsa-21-245-03
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38408
- NVD CVE-2021-38408
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