Use After Free in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager

CVE-2021-3518

There's a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.219 (97.6th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% 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-2021-3518: held from 0.219 to 0.219.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.219 · newest: 0.219 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3518?
CVE-2021-3518 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-3518?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-3518 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.