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CVE-2021-38122

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38122 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting NetIQ Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.3.5.1. With a CVSS score of 8.2 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure and impacting server functionality. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:6.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:6.3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:6.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

netiq.com / documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351.html
Release Notes