# CVE-2023-1096: Auth bypass in SnapCenter

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to gain admin access in NetApp SnapCenter, requiring immediate upgrades.

- **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:** 12 May 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-866c-q5rf-f4vh

## 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 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26512/): CVE-2025-26512 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-27316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27316/): Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27313/): Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2020-15523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-38732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38732/): Security feature bypass in SnapCenter (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1096 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Netapp Snapcenter. 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-2023-1096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1096

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1096/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.