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CVE-2021-38133

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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Possible Improper authentication Vulnerability in OpenText eDirectory

CVE-2021-381334 of 4 sources documented this
18

rank 18 = 0 + 16 + 0 + 2 + 0

rank@v1 · backlog

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.00346  ·  without this subject the record ranks 18

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 6.5, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 2

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 18

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

1 product in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 16

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 18

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$10,600over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$10,600 = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.00346 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

$4.99M is the cost of a breach that happened, from IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026, global average. It is not the value of any asset of yours. That average already covers breaches of every severity, so scaling it by exposure understates a partial-impact record. That is an assumption, not a measurement. Your own asset value goes in the decision record.

Hindsight · the state

0.00346EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity7.4 HIGHreceipt
Harmpartial impactreceipt
Exploitationnone in held sources
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2024-09-13, 707 days at 0.00, as of 2026-08-21. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

No weakness class or product neighbourhood is held for this record, so this index cannot name anywhere to check next. That is an absence in the record, not a finding about the software.

Color is a claim, not decoration:the hostile worldthe defenseno signal

Sources disagree here.

Severity score
OpenText7.4 HIGHreceipt
NVD6.5 MEDIUMreceipt
What it costs
OpenTextComplete confidentiality loss, with impact beyond the vulnerable componentreceipt
NVDComplete confidentiality lossreceipt

Both shown, dated. We don't pick winners. disagreement-rules@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · user interaction required · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality loss, with impact beyond the vulnerable componentreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-521 Weak Password Requirementsreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-521: Access Control: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchedirectory 9.2.6.0000receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA7.4 HIGHreceipt
CVSS, NVD6.5 MEDIUMreceipt
Exploit probability0.00346 · top 72% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byOpenTextreceipt
Recorded changes20 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productOpenText eDirectoryreceipt
Published rangesmicrofocus edirectory < 9.2.6.0000receipt

A rung lights from a row in the index, never from an assessment. "Held sources" is the true scope of the claim: this index reads the CVE record, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST's EPSS and public proof-of-concept repositories, and it does not observe attacks.

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Attack path

Network requestrequires user interactionOpenText eDirectoryCWE-521 weaknessAdjacent componentsscope changeConfidentiality lossC:Hexploits CWE-521scope changedata compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

Possible External Service Interaction attack in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory. This impact all version before 9.2.6.0000. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
weakness
CWE-521
affected versions
microfocus edirectory < 9.2.6.0000
also scored by
[email protected] 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

The CNA scored it 7.4 and NVD 6.5. Both are shown because both were published; we do not pick one.

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Movement the material steps

13 Sep 20240.00043
17 Mar 20250.00047 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.00322 · scoring model v2026.06.15
21 Aug 20260.00346
Show all 20 observations
13 Sep 20240.00043
19 Sep 20240.00087
17 Mar 20250.00047
29 Mar 20250.00097
30 Mar 20250.00047
8 Apr 20250.00053
18 Apr 20250.00059
18 May 20250.00064
29 May 20250.00074
8 Jun 20250.00076
29 Jun 20250.00083
9 Jul 20250.00092
21 Oct 20250.00289
22 Oct 20250.00221
18 Nov 20250.00169
21 Nov 20250.00221
1 Feb 20260.003
15 Jun 20260.00322
19 Jun 20260.00326
21 Aug 20260.00346

20 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.00346Published2024-09-12Index as of2026-08-21

The record had been public for 1 year, 11 months when this index was last written.

Published 2024-09-12 receipt · Index as of 2026-08-21 derived

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