CVE-2021-26988 Information disclosure in Clustered Data ONTAP

Low 3.5 Published 4 Mar 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Unauthorized tenant users can discover sensitive storage configuration details like SVM names and volume paths in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-26988?

CVE-2021-26988 is a low-severity vulnerability in Clustered Data ONTAP, published on 4 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Clustered Data ONTAP versions prior to 9.3P21, 9.5P16, 9.6P12, 9.7P8 and 9.8 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow unauthorized tenant users to discover information related to converting a 7-Mode directory to Cluster-mode such as Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) names, volume names, directory paths and Job IDs.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netapp Data Ontap.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-26988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h28w-5927-4cvx.