What is CVE-2021-38460?

CVE-2021-38460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Mxview, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Moxa Mxview

CVE-2021-38460

A path traversal vulnerability in the Moxa MXview Network Management software Versions 3.x to 3.2.2 may allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files used to execute code, such as programs or libraries.

Published 2021-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Moxa Mxview
Moxa Mxview Network Management Software — versions 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38460?: CVE-2021-38460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Mxview, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.