What is CVE-2021-38461?

CVE-2021-38461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Auvesy Versiondog, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-38461?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Auvesy Versiondog

CVE-2021-38461

The affected product uses a hard-coded blowfish key for encryption/decryption processes. The key can be easily extracted from binaries.

Published 2021-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Auvesy Versiondog — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-292-01 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38461?: CVE-2021-38461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Auvesy Versiondog, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-38461?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.