CVE-2021-38489CWE-256
CVE-2021-38489
High · published September 3, 2026
What it is
HDD password plaintext is stored in a UEFI variable.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.2 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00121 · 2.2th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-256 · Plaintext Storage of a Password
- Published
- 2026-09-03T17:04Z
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