What is CVE-2021-38396?

CVE-2021-38396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude, classified under CWE-353. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-38396?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude

CVE-2021-38396

The programmer installation utility does not perform a cryptographic authenticity or integrity checks of the software on the flash drive. An attacker could leverage this weakness to install unauthorized software using a specially crafted USB.

Published 2021-10-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-21-273-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38396?: CVE-2021-38396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude, classified under CWE-353. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-38396?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.