CVE-2021-38120

CVE-2021-38120 is a high-severity bash command injection vulnerability affecting NetIQ Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.3.5.1. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges can exploit improper handling of command parameters in the backup functionality to execute arbitrary commands, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.2, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.