CVE-2021-38489

8.2 highEPSS 0.2%

High (8.2). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

HDD password plaintext is stored in a UEFI variable.

Severity

8.2 high

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-256
Published: 2026-09-03
Modified: 2026-09-03
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19