CVE-2021-38289

8.8 HIGH
Published: July 12, 2022 Modified: April 07, 2026
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Description

An issue has been discovered in Novastar-VNNOX-iCare Novaicare 7.16.0 that gives attacker privilege escalation and allows attackers to view corporate information and SMTP server details, delete users, view roles, and other unspecified impacts. NOTE: As of April 2026, the vendor has officially decommissioned the affected legacy endpoints and associated services. The vulnerability is mitigated as the functional logic is no longer operational and the URLs have been removed from production.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/viperbluff/Novastar-VNNOX-iCare-Privilege-Escalation
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/viperbluff/Novastar-VNNOX-iCare-Privilege-Escalation
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/viperbluff/status/1439941380244230150?s=20&t=iPSn8eNxaxUKis5OKSQJRQ
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

novastar