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published 2021-08-12 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25042

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exploit prediction

0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/KielVaughn/CVE-2021-38602 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /KielVaughn/CVE-2021-38602
exploit, third-party-advisory
pluxml.org /download/changelog.txt
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-38602
NVD CVE-2021-38602

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Summary