Auth bypass in NetApp Data Ontap

CVE-2021-26988

Clustered Data ONTAP versions prior to 9.3P21, 9.5P16, 9.6P12, 9.7P8 and 9.8 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow unauthorized tenant users to discover information related to converting a 7-Mode directory to Cluster-mode such as Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) names, volume names, directory paths and Job IDs.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-26988: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • NetApp Data Ontap — versions 9.3.0, 9.5.0, 9.6.0
  • Clustered Data Ontap — versions Prior to 9.3P21, 9.5P16, 9.6P12, 9.7P8 and 9.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26988?
CVE-2021-26988 is a low-severity vulnerability in NetApp Data Ontap, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2021-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-26988?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.