# CVE-2020-8573: Hardcoded credentials in NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H615C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610S

> NetApp HCI BMC firmware upgrades reset admin passwords to a documented default, allowing remote attackers to cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pg72-259v-j753

## What is CVE-2020-8573?

CVE-2020-8573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H615C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610S, published on 29 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The NetApp HCI H610C, H615C and H610S Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) are shipped with a documented default account and password that should be changed during the initial node setup. During upgrades to Element 11.8 and 12.0 or the Compute Firmware Bundle 12.2.92 the BMC account password on the H610C, H615C and H610S platforms is reset to the default documented value which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8573?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Hci H610s Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8573 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H615C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610S, published on 29 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H615C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) HCI H610S. 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-2020-8573/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8573/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8573
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8573
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8573

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