CVE-2021-38289 Privilege escalation in n/a
Privilege escalation in NovaStar iCare allows attackers to view sensitive data and delete users, though the vendor has decommissioned the affected services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38289?
CVE-2021-38289 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38289?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novastar Novaicare.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h8h-mjfx-hghg.