What is CVE-2024-21993?

CVE-2024-21993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snapcenter, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-21993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NetApp Snapcenter

CVE-2024-21993

SnapCenter versions prior to 5.0p1 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow an authenticated attacker to discover plaintext credentials.

Published 2024-07-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NetApp Snapcenter — versions 5.0, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240705-0007/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21993?: CVE-2024-21993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snapcenter, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-21993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.