What is CVE-2024-21987?

CVE-2024-21987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snapcenter, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-21987?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in NetApp Snapcenter

CVE-2024-21987

SnapCenter versions 4.8 prior to 5.0 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow an authenticated SnapCenter Server user to modify system logging configuration settings

Published 2024-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NetApp Snapcenter — versions 4.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0001/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21987?: CVE-2024-21987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snapcenter, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-21987?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.