CVE-2023-1096 Auth bypass in SnapCenter

What is CVE-2023-1096?

CVE-2023-1096 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Netapp Snapcenter, published on 12 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SnapCenter versions 4.7 prior to 4.7P2 and 4.8 prior to 4.8P1 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain access as an admin user.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1096?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netapp Snapcenter.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-1096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Snapcenter

• CVE-2025-26512 CVE-2025-26512 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter Critical 9.9
• CVE-2023-27316 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter High 8.8
• CVE-2023-27313 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter High 8.3
• CVE-2020-15523 Path traversal in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2022-38732 Security feature bypass in SnapCenter High 7.5

All Netapp Snapcenter vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-866c-q5rf-f4vh.