# CVE-2019-11996: Privilege escalation in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays

> Attackers can gain elevated privileges on HPE Nimble Storage arrays in multi-array group configurations, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x9fr-phq4-8582

## What is CVE-2019-11996?

CVE-2019-11996 is a critical vulnerability in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems in multi array group configurations. The vulnerabilities could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.2.0, 4.5.5.0, 5.0.8.0 and 5.1.3.0.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11996?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hpe Nimbleos.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays

- [CVE-2022-28618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28618/): Command injection in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7138/): Privilege escalation in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-7139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7139/): Information disclosure in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-23705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23705/): File upload in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-23703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23703/): Other in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11996 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11996 is a critical vulnerability in HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE Nimble Storage Hybrid Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays; Nimble Storage Secondary Flash Arrays. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11996/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11996
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11996
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11996

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