PatchTheCVECVE-2021-38400: An attacker with physical access to Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude Model 3120 can remove the hard disk drive
CVE-2021-38400 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.9) affecting zoom latitude pogrammer\/recorder\/monitor 3120 firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
An attacker with physical access to Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude Model 3120 can remove the hard disk drive or create a specially crafted USB to extract the password hash for brute force reverse engineering of the system password.
Why this priority
- No elevated risk signals yet
No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 6.9 (Medium) |
| Attack vector | Physical |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.1% (top 96%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-916 |
| Published | 2021-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2021-38400?
zoom latitude pogrammer\/recorder\/monitor 3120 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2021-38400 being exploited?
CVE-2021-38400 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2021-38400 affect?
CVE-2021-38400 affects zoom latitude pogrammer\/recorder\/monitor 3120 firmware. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.9). An attacker with physical access to Boston Scientific Zoom Latitude Model 3120 can remove the hard disk drive or create a specially crafted USB to extract the password hash for brute force reverse engineering of the system password.
How urgent is CVE-2021-38400?
Priority 25/100. No elevated risk signals yet.
Software pages
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