Vulnerability in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager

CVE-2021-41617

sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41617?
CVE-2021-41617 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-41617?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41617 known to be exploited?
25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.