What is CVE-2021-38137?

CVE-2021-38137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Corero Securewatch Managed Services, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-38137?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Corero Securewatch Managed Services

CVE-2021-38137

Corero SecureWatch Managed Services 9.7.2.0020 does not correctly check swa-monitor and cns-monitor user’s privileges, allowing a user to perform actions not belonging to his role.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Corero Securewatch Managed Services — versions 9.7.2.0020

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.corero.com/blog/data-sheets-corero-securewatch-managed-services/ (Product)
www.shielder.it/advisories/corero_secure_watch_managed_services-multiple-broken… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38137?: CVE-2021-38137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Corero Securewatch Managed Services, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-38137?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.