CVE-2021-38461

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—

8.2

The affected product uses a hard-coded blowfish key for encryption/decryption processes. The key can be easily extracted from binaries.

CVSS v3: 8.2
EG Score: 8.2(medium)
EPSS: 23.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 22, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

ics-cert@hqhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-292-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-292-01

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 08:36 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-38461?

CVE-2021-38461 is a high vulnerability published on October 22, 2021. The affected product uses a hard-coded blowfish key for encryption/decryption processes. The key can be easily extracted from binaries.

When was CVE-2021-38461 disclosed?

CVE-2021-38461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 22, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-38461 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-38461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-38461?

CVE-2021-38461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-38461?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-38461, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2021-38461

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