# CVE-2021-38464: InHand Networks IR615 Router

> Weak encryption in InHand IR615 routers allows attackers to intercept communications and steal sensitive data or hijack sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r853-96ww-64gr

## What is CVE-2021-38464?

CVE-2021-38464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in InHand Networks IR615 Router, published on 19 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

InHand Networks IR615 Router's Versions 2.3.0.r4724 and 2.3.0.r4870 have inadequate encryption strength, which may allow an attacker to intercept the communication and steal sensitive information or hijack the session.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38464?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inhandnetworks Ir615 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in InHand Networks IR615 Router

- [CVE-2021-38462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38462/): InHand Networks IR615 Router (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-38480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38480/): InHand Networks IR615 Router (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-38470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38470/): InHand Networks IR615 Router (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-38478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38478/): InHand Networks IR615 Router (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-38484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38484/): InHand Networks IR615 Router (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in InHand Networks IR615 Router, published on 19 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: InHand Networks IR615 Router. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.