CVE-2021-38617
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows...
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-38617- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25057
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25057- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgc9-x857-7qx4
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows...
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-hgc9-x857-7qx4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/ user creation endpoint allows a standard user to create a super user account with a defined password. This directly leads to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-38617- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38617 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Eigentech Natural Language Processing, published September 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.