CVE-2021-38616 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.6 Published 7 Sep 2021 Updated 30 May 2025

Logged-in users can escalate privileges or modify other profiles via an unprotected user edition endpoint in Eigen NLP.

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-2021-38616?

CVE-2021-38616 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Eigen NLP 3.10.1, a lack of access control on the /auth/v1/user/{user-guid}/ user edition endpoint could permit any logged-in user to increase their own permissions via a user_permissions array in a PATCH request. A guest user could modify other users' profiles and much more.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38616?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eigentech Natural Language Processing.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-38616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-76h3-5354-76w2.