CVE-2021-38617 json
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user ac…
published 2021-09-07 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25057
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
Exploit prediction
1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
eigentech.com
/
vendor-advisory
-
excellium-services.com
/cert-xlm-advisory/
third-party-advisory
-
excellium-services.com
/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2021-38617
third-party-advisory
- cds.thalesgroup.com /en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-38617
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38617
- NVD CVE-2021-38617
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