No exploitation reported

CVE-2021-38478

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2021-10-19
WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

InHand Networks IR615 Router's Versions 2.3.0.r4724 and 2.3.0.r4870 are vulnerable to an attacker using a traceroute tool to inject commands into the device. This may allow the attacker to remotely run commands on behalf of the device.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2021-10-1913:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-38478?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-38478?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Inhandnetworks ir615 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.3	= 2.3.0.r4724	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3.0.r4870	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-21-280-05 CISA1 known affected
InHand Networks IR615 Router (Update A)
IR615 Router: Versions 2.3.0.r5417 and prior

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-280-05 · 1 productInHand Networks recommends users upgrade to version InRouter6XX-S-V2.3.0.r5484 or later.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-280-05 · 1 productFor additional information, please refer to InHand's Product Security Advisory InHand-PSA-2021-01

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CNACVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2021-10-19
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38478?

Is CVE-2021-38478 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-38478 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38478?

CVE-2021-38478 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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