What is CVE-2021-38133?

CVE-2021-38133 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38133?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory

CVE-2021-38133

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

Published 2024-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Edirectory
Opentext Edirectory — versions 9.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-92/edirectory926_releasenotes/data/edire… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38133?: CVE-2021-38133 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38133?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.