CVE-2021-38120

7.2 highEPSS 0.5%

High (7.2) in microfocus netiq advanced authentication. EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability identified in Advance Authentication that allows bash command Injection in administrative controlled functionality of backup due to improper handling in provided command parameters. This issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication version before 6.3.5.1.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 45% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-77
Published: 2024-08-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication

References

https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351.html

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