# CVE-2019-17274: Hardcoded credentials in NetApp FAS 8300/8700 and AFF A400 Baseboard Management Controller

> A default account in NetApp storage controller firmware allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands, requiring a firmware upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcm2-338g-vfjg

## What is CVE-2019-17274?

CVE-2019-17274 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp FAS 8300/8700 and AFF A400 Baseboard Management Controller, published on 26 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetApp FAS 8300/8700 and AFF A400 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware versions 13.x prior to 13.1P1 were shipped with a default account enabled that could allow unauthorized arbitrary command execution via local access.

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17274?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Netapp All Flash Fabric-Attached Storage A400 Firmware, Netapp Fabric-Attached Storage 8300 Firmware, Netapp Fabric-Attached Storage 8700 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17274 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp FAS 8300/8700 and AFF A400 Baseboard Management Controller, published on 26 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp FAS 8300/8700 and AFF A400 Baseboard Management Controller. 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-2019-17274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17274/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17274

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